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PHPNews prevnext Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for prevnext parameter SQL injection vulnerability in PHPNews Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to a SQL injection attack. Description : The remote host is running PHPNews, an open-source news application written in PHP. The installed version of PHPNews is prone to a SQL injection attack due to its failure to sanitize user-supplied input via the 'prevnext' parameter of the 'news.php' script. A possible hacker can exploit this flaw to affect database queries, possibly revealing sensitive information, launching attacks against the underlying database, and the like. See also : http://newsphp.sourceforge.net/changelog/changelog_1.26.txt Solution : Upgrade to PHPNews 1.2.6 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 14133 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Tenable Network Security.

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