CVE-2004-1796 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in HotNews via insecure file inclusion parameters, requiring immediate patching or upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1796?
CVE-2004-1796 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1796?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hotnews Hotnews.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2004-1796 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1796 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rphj-cr7q-54vg.