THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-1933
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-1933

Newscoop vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
5.6%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Newscoop 3.5.x before 3.5.5 and 4 before RC4, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[g_campsiteDir] parameter to (1) include/phorum_load.php, (2) conf/install_conf.php, or (3) conf/liveuser_configuration.php.
Affected vendor
Sourcefabric
Affected product
Newscoop
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2012-08-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-1933

  • Confirm whether Sourcefabric Newscoop is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-1933.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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