Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in news.php in Fantastic News 2.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[script_path] parameter. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.1.5 is also affected.
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
- Fantastic News 2.1.3 - 'script_path' Remote File Inclusion EDB-2221 · webapps · Aug 19, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19613 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3336 vdb-entry
- 2221 exploit
- 21571 third-party-advisory
- fantasticnews-news-file-include(28469) vdb-entry
- 20070121 Fantastic News <=- (news.php) Remote File Include Vulnerability mailing-list
- http://fscripts.com/index.php