CVE-2005-0720

mcnews 1.3 - Remote Code Execution via Skinfile Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0720. PoCs published by Filip Groszynski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a file inclusion vulnerability in mcNews due to unsafe handling of the 'skinfile' parameter in header.php when register_globals and allow_url_fopen are enabled. It allows remote code execution by including a malicious file from an attacker-controlled server.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/header.php in PHP mcNews 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the skinfile parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Filip Groszynski · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/865

This exploit leverages a file inclusion vulnerability in mcNews due to unsafe handling of the 'skinfile' parameter in header.php when register_globals and allow_url_fopen are enabled. It allows remote code execution by including a malicious file from an attacker-controlled server.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: mcNews (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: register_globals=on · allow_url_fopen=on · access to the admin/header.php endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476277/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19616
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111025679324892&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12776
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14528

Scores

EPSS 0.0278
EPSS Percentile 84.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
mcnews/mcnews 1.3
Published Mar 08, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026