CVE-2016-20052 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-20052

Snews CMS 1.7 Unrestricted File Upload via snews_files

Vulnerability Description

Snews CMS 1.7 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files including PHP executables to the snews_files directory. Attackers can upload malicious PHP files through the multipart form-data upload endpoint and execute them by accessing the uploaded file path to achieve remote code execution.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ashiyane Digital Security Team

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Snews CMS upload sheller
Vulnerable Versions:
1.7

Timeline

Official Publish: April 4th, 2026
Last Modified: April 6th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)