CVE-2007-4232 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL parameter in PHPNews, requiring immediate patching.
- 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-2007-4232?
CVE-2007-4232 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2007. 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 admin/inc/change_action.php in Andreas Robertz PHPNews 0.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the format_menue parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andreas Robertz Phpnews.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4232 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-2007-4232 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4232 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6x5-52g7-6q9m.