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7.5high

CVE-2008-07421 exploit

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerScripts PowerNews 2.5.6 allow remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerScripts PowerNews 2.5.6 allow remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) subpage parameter in (a) categories.inc.php, (b) news.inc.php, (c) other.inc.php, (d) permissions.inc.php, (e) templates.inc.php, and (f) users.inc.php in pnadmin/; and (2) the page parameter to (g) pnadmin/index.php. NOTE: vector 2 is only exploitable by administrators.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-5082 PowerNews 2.5.6 - Local File Inclusion · webapps · 2008-02-08

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/5082 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3647 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/27688 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/487773/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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