CVE-2005-0720 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/header.php in PHP mcNews 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the skinfile parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.78% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-03-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mcnews | mcnews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP mcNews 1.3 - 'skinfile' Remote File Inclusion | 2005-03-07 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111025679324892&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476277/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12776
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19616
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111025679324892&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476277/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12776
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19616
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