Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in parse/parser.php in WEB//NEWS (aka webnews) 1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the WN_BASEDIR 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
- Web//News 1.4 - 'parser.php' Remote File Inclusion (1) EDB-2435 · webapps · Sep 26, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20239 vdb-entry
- webnews-parser-file-include(29167) vdb-entry
- 2435 exploit
- ADV-2006-3797 vdb-entry
- 20060926 webnews <= v1.4 (WN_BASEDIR) Remote File Inclusion Exploit mailing-list
- 1016938 vdb-entry
- 22076 third-party-advisory
- 1659 third-party-advisory