PT-2008-4118 · P News · P-News

Cr@Zy_King · Published 2008-06-12 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-2673

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 pNews versions 2.08 and 2.10

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is possible due to a SQL injection vulnerability in the index.php file when the magic quotes gpc setting is disabled. The vulnerability can be exploited via the shownews parameter in the affected API endpoint "/index.php".

Recommendations For versions 2.08 and 2.10, consider disabling the shownews parameter in the index.php file until a patch is available. Restrict access to the index.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the shownews parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2673

Affected Products

P-News

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5768 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2673 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30577 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29617 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42951 · Note