phpNewsManager 1.36 - functions Script File Disclosure

Author: G00db0y
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2004-02-23
date_updated: 2012-12-30
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2004-0327;OSVDB-4026
tags: 
aliases: 
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application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9720/info

phpNewsManager is prone to a file disclosure vulnerability. Remote attackers may submit malicious requests to the software that contain directory traversal sequences, potentially exposing sensitive resources outside of the hosting web server root.

http://www.example.com/functions.php?clang=../../../[existing_file]