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Remote Code Execution in ezContents

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect ezContents Code Execution

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

ezContents is an Open-Source website content management system based
on PHP and MySQL. Features include maintaining menus and sub-menus,
adding authors that write contents, permissions, workflow, and
layout possibilities for the entire look of the site by simple use of settings.

The product has been found to contain a vulnerability that would permit
a remote attacker to cause the PHP script to include an external PHP
file and execute its content. This would permit a possible hacker to cause
the server to execute arbitrary code.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 9396

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus

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