CVE-2006-2487 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via remote file inclusion in ScozNews, 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-2006-2487?
CVE-2006-2487 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ScozNews 1.2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[main_path] parameter in (1) functions.php, (2) template.php, (3) news.php, (4) help.php, (5) mail.php, (6) Admin/admin_cats.php, (8) Admin/admin_edit.php, (9) Admin/admin_import.php, and (10) Admin/admin_templates.php. NOTE: this might be resultant from a variable overwrite issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2487?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scoznet Scoznews.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2487 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-2006-2487 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2487 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cv3g-f3p5-pmfp.