Back to Database
Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-4873
SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2007-4873
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html
- http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3173
- http://osvdb.org/45479
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded
- http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069
Affected Vendor
simplenews
View all reports →Affected Software
simplenews
Vulnerable Versions:
2.41.03
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 27th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.