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CVE-2004-17963 exploits

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) conf…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.3%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-23518 HotNews 0.x - 'config[incdir]' Remote File Inclusion · webapps · 2004-01-05
  • EDB-23517 HotNews 0.x - 'hotnews-engine.inc.php3?config[header]' Remote File Inclusion · webapps · 2004-01-05
  • EDB-12160 HotNews 0.7.2 - Remote File Inclusion · webapps · 2010-04-11

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • osvdb.org /3332 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/348840 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/10551 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1008608 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /3405 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/14140 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/9357 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /forum/forum.php?forum_id=342594 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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