Vulnerability in Simplenews
CVE-2007-4873
SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download arbitrary .inc files via a direct request, as demonstrated by admin/includes/dbtables.inc.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Simplenews — versions 2.41.03
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778 (vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html (mailing-list)
- forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3173 (third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/45479 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069 (Vendor Advisory)