CVE-2005-0859 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in CzarNews via the tpath parameter in headlines.php or news.php.

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-2005-0859?

CVE-2005-0859 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 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 CzarNews 1.13b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the tpath parameter to (1) headlines.php or (2) news.php. NOTE: some sources have reported the "dir" parameter as being affected; however, this is likely a cut-and-paste error from the wrong section of the original vulnerability report. Also, the news.php version was later reported to be in 1.12 through 1.14.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0859?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Czaries Network Czarnews.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0859 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-2005-0859 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0859 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3rw5-32q5-6f2x.

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