CVE-2005-0647 Code injection in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary PHP code into paNews configuration files via admin setup parameters, leading to code execution.

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-2005-0647?

CVE-2005-0647 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

admin_setup.php in paNews 2.0.4b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via the (1) $form[comments] or (2) $form[autoapprove] parameters, which are written to config.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0647?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Arena Panews.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0647 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-2005-0647 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0647 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x2f6-g6w2-2r2p.

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