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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-1796

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
9.32% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hotnews/hotnews
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.