Info

Disclosure

May 28, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

May 28, 2007

Solution

Unknown

Description

DGNews contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker provides malformed input to the 'newsid' variable of the news.php script, which will disclose the software's installation path resulting in a loss of confidentiality. While such information is relatively low risk, it is often useful in carrying out additional, more focused attacks.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Dian Gemilang

DGNews

2.1

References

CVE ID: 2007-0692 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 34227 34228
ISS X-Force ID: 34540
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-05/0507.html
Vendor URL: http://www.diangemilang.com/dgscripts.php
Other Advisory URL: http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0021
Keyword: netVigilance Security Advisory #21

Credit

Jesper Jurcenoks - jesper.jurcenoksnetvigilance.com - netVigilance, Inc.

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/34226