Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPMyNews 1.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cfg_include_dir parameter in (1) disp_form.php3, (2) disp_smileys.php3, (3) little_news.php3, and (4) index.php3 in include/.
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
- PHPMyNews 1.4 - 'cfg_include_dir' Remote File Inclusion EDB-2488 · webapps · Oct 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20061008 PHPMyNews 1.4 <= (cfg_include_dir) Remote File Include Vulnerability mailing-list
- phpmynews-multiple-file-include(29401) vdb-entry
- 1720 third-party-advisory
- 20396 vdb-entry
- 2488 exploit