CVE-2004-1796

Public Exploit

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 13.24% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/3332	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348840	mailing list exploit patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/10551	third party advisory patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008608	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/3405	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14140	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9357	exploit vdb entry patch
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=342594	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1796?: CVE-2004-1796 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1796?: To fix CVE-2004-1796, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1796 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1796 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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