CVE-2006-3685 Code injection in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in CzarNews via a malicious URL in the tpath parameter of cn_config.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-2006-3685?

CVE-2006-3685 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2006. 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 1.12 through 1.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the tpath parameter to cn_config.php. NOTE: the news.php vector is already covered by CVE-2005-0859.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3685?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Czaries Network Czarnews.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3685 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-2006-3685 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3685 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cwv7-44mr-m539.

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