Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php in FarsiNews 3.0 BETA 1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing null (%00) byte in the language parameter in the advanced theme.
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
- Farsinews 3.0 - 'Tiny_mce_gzip.php' Directory Traversal EDB-28200 · webapps · Jul 10, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1016464 vdb-entry
- http://forum.farsinewsteam.com/showthread.php?p=16
- 20060721 SECURITY UPDATE::Farsinews release FarsiNewsPro3.0Stable1SecurityPath1 mailing-list
- 18925 vdb-entry
- farsinews-tinymcegzip-file-include(27650) vdb-entry
- 20060710 Local file inclusion in Farsinews3.0BETA1 mailing-list