Title : phpWebThings "editor_insert_bottom" Parameter PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4596 CVE ID : CVE-2006-6042
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-20
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in phpWebThings, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "core/editor.php" script that fails to validate the "editor_insert_bottom" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.