CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1545

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A direct static code injection vulnerability in VNews 1.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject PHP code into the admin/config.php file via variables stored in that file. The attacker can then execute arbitrary code on the server.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of complete server compromise by an administrator who can inject malicious code. This could lead to data theft, content modification, or further attacks on the infrastructure.

Recommendation

Immediately update VNews to the latest available version or apply a security patch. If an update is not possible, restrict access to the admin panel to trusted IP addresses only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Direct static code injection vulnerability in admin/config.php in vscripts (aka Kuba Kunkiewicz) VNews 1.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute code by inserting the code into variables that are stored in admin/config.php.

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