VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.49% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- simplenews/simplenews
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html
- http://osvdb.org/45479
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3173
- http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778
- http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html
- http://osvdb.org/45479
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3173
- http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.