Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-0742
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 scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.016
EPSS Ranking 81.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487773/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27688
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5082
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487773/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27688
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5082
Products affected by CVE-2008-0742
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cpe:2.3:a:powerscripts:powernews:2.5.6