PT-2009-3458 · Phnews · Phnews Alpha 1

X0R · Published 2009-03-10 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-0866

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pHNews Alpha 1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to download a database due to insufficient access control of sensitive information stored under the web root. This can be achieved by making a direct request for the extra/genbackup.php endpoint.

Recommendations For pHNews Alpha 1, restrict access to the extra/genbackup.php endpoint to prevent unauthorized database downloads. Consider implementing proper access controls for sensitive information stored under the web root.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0866

Affected Products

Phnews Alpha 1

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/8073 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0866 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48801 · Note