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CuteNews flood.db.php Client-IP HTTP Header Arbitrary Code Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 19756

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Synopsis

The remote website contains a PHP script that allows for arbitrary PHP code execution.

Description

The version of CuteNews installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize the IP addresses of clients using the system before logging them to a known file. An attacker can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary PHP code through a Client-IP request header and then execute that code by requesting 'data/flood.db.php'.

Solution

Restrict access to CuteNews' data directory; eg, using a .htaccess file.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2005/Sep/211

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19756

File Name: cutenews_client_ip_code_injection.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/19/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/cutenews

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3010

BID: 14869