PT-2006-3797 · Alex · Alex News-Engine

Ajann · Published 2006-06-07 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-2879

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alex News-Engine versions 1.5.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the newsid parameter in the newscomments.php file.

Recommendations For Alex News-Engine versions 1.5.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the newscomments.php file until a patch is available. Avoid using the newsid parameter in the affected file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2879

Affected Products

Alex News-Engine

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20469 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2879 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2151 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/435988 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18274 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26946 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1057 · Note