MyNews "myNewsConf[path][sys][index]" Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in MyNews, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to an input validation error in the "include/themes/themefunc.php" script that does not validate the "myNewsConf[path][sys][index]" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
MyNews version 4.2.2 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2007-0633
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-01-31 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote