Fusion News comments.php X-Forwarded-For HTTP Header Arbitrary Code Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 18302

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is susceptible to an arbitrary code injection attack.

Description

The version of Fusion News installed on the remote host suffers from a flaw that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code subject to the privileges of the web server userid.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

https://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/fusion.php

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18302

File Name: fusion_news_code_injection.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/19/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

BID: 13661