Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Softnews Media Group DataLife Engine allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root_dir parameter to (1) init.php and (2) Ajax/editnews.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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 2
- SoftNews 4.1/5.5 - '/engine/init.php?root_dir' Remote File Inclusion EDB-29730 · webapps · Mar 10, 2007 · verified
- SoftNews 4.1/5.5 - '/engine/Ajax/editnews.php?root_dir' Remote File Inclusion EDB-29731 · webapps · Mar 10, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 22913 vdb-entry
- 20070310 Remote File Include In Script SoftNews Media Group mailing-list
- 35712 vdb-entry
- 2411 third-party-advisory