HTTP: FreeNews Insecure PHP Code Inclusion (1)
FreeNews version 2.1 contains a known vulnerability allowing attackers to include remote files containing malicious PHP code through a regular HTTP GET request. By including a file on a remote Web server as part of the chemin parameter to aff_news.php, an attacker can execute arbitrary PHP commands on the Web server, with run PHP scripts configuration level as the user.
Extended Description
A remote attacker could run malicious PHP commands on the web server.
References
URL: http://www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=3814
Short Name
HTTP:PHP:FREENEWS-PHP-INC1
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
(1) Code FreeNews Inclusion Insecure PHP
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown