DGNews v 1.5 File Upload Vuln.

DGNews v 1.5 File Upload Vuln.

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Vuln. discovered by : r0t
Date: 29 may 2006
vendor:www.diangemilang.com/dgscripts.php
affected versions:v 1.5 and prior
orginal advisory:
http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/05/dgnews-v-15-file-upload-vuln.html
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Vuln. Description:

It is possible to upload arbitrary files via the
"/admin/news.php?go=edit&id=" and "/admin/news.php?go=add" script by
"Upload Photo" , because there isnt set right/correct image extissions .
This can e.g. be exploited to upload a malicious PHP script to a location
inside the web root.

note: To sucessfull vuln. exploitation attacker must have admin access
rights.

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Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
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More information @ unsecured-systems.com/forum/