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    CVE-2008-0742

    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, (c) 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.

    Published:Feb 13, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Feb 13, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02798
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Powerscripts
    Product
    Powernews

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27688http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27688https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5082

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High