Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ScozNews 1.2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[main_path] parameter in (1) functions.php, (2) template.php, (3) news.php, (4) help.php, (5) mail.php, (6) Admin/admin_cats.php, (8) Admin/admin_edit.php, (9) Admin/admin_import.php, and (10) Admin/admin_templates.php. NOTE: this might be resultant from a variable overwrite issue.
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
- ScozNews 1.2.1 - 'mainpath' Remote File Inclusion EDB-1800 · webapps · May 17, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 18027 vdb-entry
- 20156 third-party-advisory
- 1800 exploit
- scoznews-functions-file-include(27717) vdb-entry
- scoznews-mainpath-file-include(26520) vdb-entry
- 1016491 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1847 vdb-entry
- 20060713 ScozNews Final-Php <=1.1 Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability mailing-list
- 25616 vdb-entry