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Family: CGI abuses --> Category: attack
PHPNews auth.php Remote File Include Vulnerability Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Detects remote file include vulnerability in auth.php in PHPNews
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
The remote web server contains a PHP script that suffers from a remote
file include vulnerability.
Description :
The remote host is running PHPNews, an open-source news application
written in PHP.
The installed version of PHPNews has a remote file include
vulnerability in the script 'auth.php'. By leveraging this flaw, a
attacker can cause arbitrary PHP code to be executed on the remote
host using the permissions of the web server user.
See also :
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-03/0026.html
http://newsphp.sourceforge.net/changelog/changelog_1.25.txt
Solution :
Upgrade to PHPNews 1.2.5 or greater or make sure PHP's
'register_globals' and 'allow_url_fopen' settings are disabled.
Threat Level:
Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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