phNNTP File_newsportal Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19423
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 08 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 08 2006 11:15PM
Credit:	Drago84 is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	phNNTP phNNTP 1.3
Not Vulnerable:

phNNTP File_newsportal Remote File Include Vulnerability

phNNTP 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.

phNNTP File_newsportal Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/phNNTP-aug8-2006.html

phNNTP File_newsportal 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].

phNNTP File_newsportal Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• phNNTP Homepage (Jason Alexander)