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CVE-2007-4873
SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (2 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
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- simpnews-dbtables-information-disclosure(36778) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20070925 SimpNews version 2.41.03 File Content Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 3173 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 45479 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20070925 SimpNews version 2.41.03 File Content Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .