CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0800

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.php of mcNews version 1.3 and earlier. An attacker can modify the 'l' parameter to point to a remote server containing malicious PHP code, allowing its execution on the victim's server.

Risk Assessment

Risk of server compromise through remote arbitrary PHP code execution, potentially leading to data theft, content modification, or further attack propagation.

Recommendation

Immediately update mcNews to the latest available version or remove install.php after installation. Implement input validation and disable remote file inclusion in PHP configuration (allow_url_include=Off).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.php in mcNews 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the l parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0720.

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