Directory traversal

2008-02-1302:00:00

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7.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.013 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.0%

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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, © 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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
powernewseq2.5.6

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
	powernews	eq	2.5.6

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/3647

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487773/100/0/threaded

www.securityfocus.com/bid/27688

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5082