PT-2006-5838 · Web//News · Web//News

The-Wolf-Ksa · Published 2006-10-02 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-5100

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 WEB//NEWS versions 1.4 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the WN BASEDIR parameter. This is a result of a PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the parse/parser.php file.

Recommendations For versions 1.4 and earlier, consider restricting access to the WN BASEDIR parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the WN BASEDIR parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5100

Affected Products

Web//News

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2435 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5100 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22076 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/20239 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/446996/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3797 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1659 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29167 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016938 · Note