CVE-2005-0647

paNews 2.0.4b - Remote Code Execution via admin_setup.php Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0647. PoCs published by Silentium.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages SQL injection in paNews v2.0b4 to create a new admin user with a hardcoded password. It sends a crafted HTTP POST request to inject malicious SQL into the authentication process.

Description

admin_setup.php in paNews 2.0.4b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via the (1) $form[comments] or (2) $form[autoapprove] parameters, which are written to config.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Silentium · cwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/866

This exploit leverages SQL injection in paNews v2.0b4 to create a new admin user with a hardcoded password. It sends a crafted HTTP POST request to inject malicious SQL into the authentication process.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: paNews v2.0b4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: network access to the target web server · paNews v2.0b4 installation with default or vulnerable configuration
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110969774502370&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0415
EPSS Percentile 89.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
php_arena/panews 2.0.4b
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026