[SA22075] Web-News "content_page" File Inclusion Vulnerability

TITLE:
Web-News "content_page" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22075

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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Web-News 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/12104/

DESCRIPTION:
Drago84 has discovered a vulnerability in Web-News, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "content_page" parameter in template.php is not
properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external
resources.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.6.3. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Drago84

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