Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in print.php in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ide parameter.
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
- Newsscript 0.5 - Local/Remote File Inclusion EDB-2365 · webapps · Sep 13, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060912 Newsscript version 0.5 (print.php) Local File Inclusion Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1574 third-party-advisory
- 28811 vdb-entry
- 21826 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-3558 vdb-entry