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TITLE:
NewsOffice "newsoffice_directory" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29797

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29797/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
NewsOffice 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18349/

DESCRIPTION:
RoMaNcYxHaCkEr has discovered a vulnerability in NewsOffice, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information or to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "newsoffice_directory" parameter in news_show.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 1.1. Prior versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.1.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
RoMaNcYxHaCkEr

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5429

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