CVE-2009-0294 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.8% (pctl 78)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in WB News 2.0.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config[installdir] parameter to (1) search.php, (2) archive.php, (3) comments.php, and (4) news.php; (5) News.php, (6) SendFriend.php, (7) Archive.php, and (8) Comments.php in base/; and possibly other components, different vectors than CVE-2007-1288.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.82% — more likely to be exploited than 78% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webmobo | wbnews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WB News 2.1.1 - config[installdir] Remote File Inclusion | 2009-02-09 |
References
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