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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses >> CuteNews Client-IP Header Code Injection Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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CuteNews Client-IP Header Code Injection Vulnerability |
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Checks for Client-IP header code injection vulnerability in CuteNews Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web site contains a PHP script that permits for arbitrary PHP code execution. Description : The version of CuteNews installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize the IP addresses of clients using the system before logging them to a known file. A possible hacker can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary PHP code through a Client-IP request header and then execute that code by requesting 'data/flood.db.php'. See also : http://retrogod.altervista.org/cutenews140.html Solution : Restrict access to CuteNews' data directory eg, using a .htaccess file. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 14869 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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