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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 archive Parameter Information Disclosure Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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CuteNews archive Parameter Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
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Tries to read a file via archive parameter of CuteNews Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP script that permits reading of arbitrary files. Description : The version of CuteNews installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize the 'archive' parameter before using it to read a news file and return it. An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to read arbitrary files on the remote host subject to permissions of the web server user id. Note that successful exploitation of this issue requires that PHP's 'register_globals' setting be enabled. See also : http://www.hamid.ir/security/cutenews.txt Solution : Unknown at this time. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:P/A:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: 17152 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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