CVE-2007-0261
snews.php in sNews 1.5.30 and earlier does not properly exit when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to perform…
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Description
snews.php in sNews 1.5.30 and earlier does not properly exit when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions, as demonstrated by changing an administrative password via the changeup task, and by uploading PHP code via the imagefile parameter.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 3116 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- snews-image-file-upload(31535) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 22025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 23746 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 3116 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 32817 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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