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TITLE:
aWebNews listing.php File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24351

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
aWebNews 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/9116/

DESCRIPTION:
ThE dE@Th has discovered a vulnerability in aWebNews, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise vulnerable systems.

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

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.5. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
ThE dE@Th

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