Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in sources/post.php in Fusion News 1.0, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the fil_config parameter, which can be used to execute PHP code that has been injected into a log file.
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
- Fusion News 1.0 (fil_config) - Remote File Inclusion EDB-1812 · webapps · May 21, 2006 · verified
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References
- fusionnews-post-file-include(26619) vdb-entry
- 1812 exploit