Farsinews 3.0 - 'Tiny_mce_gzip.php' Directory Traversal

Author: armin390
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2006-07-10 
date_updated: 2013-09-10 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2006-3602;OSVDB-28598 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18925/info

Farsinews is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid in further attacks.

Farsinews 3.0BETA1 is reported vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php?language=../../../../.htaccess%00&theme=advanced