WMNews Base_Datapath Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19187
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 27 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 28 2006 04:42PM
Credit:	uNfz is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Mikael Software WMNews 0.2a
Not Vulnerable:

WMNews Base_Datapath Remote File Include Vulnerability

WMNews is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

WMNews 0.2a and prior versions are vulnerable.

WMNews Base_Datapath Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using a web client.

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/wmnews_poc.txt

WMNews Base_Datapath Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

WMNews Base_Datapath Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• WMNews Homepage (Mikael Software)
  
• WMNews Remote File Include Vulnerability (uNfz)