CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1796

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute malicious code on the server, leading to full system compromise, data theft, or application takeover.

Recommendation

Immediately update HotNews to the latest available version or apply a patch that prevents remote file inclusion by validating input parameters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS