CVE-2005-3859

Q-News 2.0 - Remote Code Execution via id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-3859. PoCs published by [GB].

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Q-News, where unsanitized user input in the 'id' parameter allows arbitrary PHP code execution. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could exploit this by including a remote file.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in q-news.php in Q-News 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the id parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by [GB] · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26600

The provided text describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Q-News, where unsanitized user input in the 'id' parameter allows arbitrary PHP code execution. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could exploit this by including a remote file.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Q-News (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Remote PHP file hosted by attacker · Target server with allow_url_include enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417797/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/209
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2600
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17771
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15576
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015277

Scores

EPSS 0.0344
EPSS Percentile 87.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
q-news/q-news 2.0
Published Nov 29, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026