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CVE-2001-1525
Directory traversal vulnerability in the comments action in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify news.dat,…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.5%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the comments action in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify news.dat, template.dat and possibly other files via a ".." in the cid parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 3643 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- easynews-php-modify-data(7657) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20011201 easynews 1.5 let's remote users modify database (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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