Csnews Security Vulnerabilities - February

CVE-2002-0921

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, such as the full server pathname and other configuration settings, via the viewnews command with an invalid database, which leaks the information in error messages.

CVE-2002-0922

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain database files via a direct URL-encoded request to (1) default%2edb or (2) default%2edb.style, or remote authenticated users to perform administrative actions via (3) a database parameter set to default%2edb.

CVE-2002-0923

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files, and possibly gain privileges, via the (1) pheader or (2) pfooter parameters in the "Advanced Settings" capability.

CVE-2002-0924

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via terminating quotes and metacharacters in text fields of the "Advanced Settings" capability.