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CVE-2007-5835
Install.php in BosDev BosNews 4 and 5 does not require authentication for replacing an existing product installation or creating a new…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.2%
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- mitre
Description
Install.php in BosDev BosNews 4 and 5 does not require authentication for replacing an existing product installation or creating a new admin account, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (overwritten files) and possibly obtain administrative access.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% 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
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- 20071024 Bosdev Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3343 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_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)
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- 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)
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