PT-2007-2468 · Unknown · Xpression News

R0Ut3R · Published 2007-02-21 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2007-1040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Xpression News (X-News) version 1.0.1

Description: A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter of the archives.php file.

Recommendations: For Xpression News (X-News) version 1.0.1, consider restricting access to the archives.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the xnews-template parameter with untrusted input.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1040

Affected Products

Xpression News

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/3332 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24177 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1040 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32560 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0645 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/33225 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22609 · Note