Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Newscoop 3.5.x before 3.5.5 and 4 before RC4, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[g_campsiteDir] parameter to (1) include/phorum_load.php, (2) conf/install_conf.php, or (3) conf/liveuser_configuration.php.
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
- newscoop 3.5.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-18752 · webapps · Apr 19, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 18752 exploit
- http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm
- http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4179
- 20120418 Multiple vulnerabilities in Newscoop mailing-list
- 53147 vdb-entry
- 48769 third-party-advisory
- newscoop-gcampsitedir-file-include(75031) vdb-entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084