CVE-2006-5434 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in P-News versions 1.16 and 1.17, specifically within the p-news.php script. Attackers can exploit this by injecting a malicious URL into the pn_lang parameter, leading to the execution of arbitrary PHP code on the affected server. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and can result in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:p-news:p-news:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:p-news:p-news:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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