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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069	Vendor Advisory
http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3173
http://osvdb.org/45479
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:simplenews:simplenews:2.41.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2007-09-27 12:17

Updated : 2018-10-15 14:38

NVD link : CVE-2007-4873

Mitre link : CVE-2007-4873

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

simplenews

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