CVE-2006-5434 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL parameter in P-News, 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-2006-5434?

CVE-2006-5434 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 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 p-news.php in P-News 1.16 and 1.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the pn_lang parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5434?

It affects 1 product.

Products include P-News P-News.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5434 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-2006-5434 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5434 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6qg-fhrj-6jmf.

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