CVE-2002-2249 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in News Evolution 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands via the neurl parameter to (1) backend.php, (2) screen.php, or (3) admin/modules/comment.php.

Published: 2007-10-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:php_evolution:news_evolution:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:php_evolution:news_evolution:2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2228	PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in News Evolution 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands via the neurl parameter to (1) backend.php, (2) screen.php, or (3) admin/modules/comment.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02592.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103835200230127&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6260
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10709

History

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Subscriptions

Php Evolution News Evolution

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-14T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:59:11.456Z

Reserved: 2007-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-2249

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:00:57.040

Link: CVE-2002-2249

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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