CVE-2009-0294

WB News 2.0.1 - Remote Code Execution

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0294. PoCs published by ahmadbady.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in wb news v2.1.1 by manipulating the 'config[installdir]' parameter in global.php to include a remote shell. The vulnerability arises from insecure handling of user-supplied input in the require_once function.

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in WB News 2.0.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config[installdir] parameter to (1) search.php, (2) archive.php, (3) comments.php, and (4) news.php; (5) News.php, (6) SendFriend.php, (7) Archive.php, and (8) Comments.php in base/; and possibly other components, different vectors than CVE-2007-1288.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ahmadbady · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8026

This exploit demonstrates a Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in wb news v2.1.1 by manipulating the 'config[installdir]' parameter in global.php to include a remote shell. The vulnerability arises from insecure handling of user-supplied input in the require_once function.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: wb news v2.1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Remote shell accessible via URL · Target application with vulnerable version installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33691
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33434
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500398/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0182
EPSS Percentile 75.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
webmobo/wbnews 2.0.1
Published Jan 27, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026