Description
SQL injection vulnerability in auth.php in PHPNews 1.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user parameter in an HTTP POST request.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHPNews 1.2.x - 'auth.php' SQL Injection EDB-26016 · webapps · Jul 20, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 14333 vdb-entry
- 16148 third-party-advisory
- http://newsphp.sourceforge.net/changelog/changelog_1.30.txt
- 20050720 PHPNews SQL injection vulnerability mailing-list