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
Published Jan 16, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.75%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.75% (0.04747) | 91.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.52% (0.04520) | 90.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 11.76% (0.11758) | 93.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 9.79% (0.09790) | 92.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08355) | 91.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 7.03% (0.07025) | 91.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.76% (0.01760) | 80.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.31% (0.04308) | 81.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.76% (0.01760) | 81.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.43% (0.05427) | 93.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 5.43% (0.05427) | 92.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 5.39% (0.05393) | 92.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 5.57% (0.05567) | 92.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.41% (0.05412) | 91.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/32817 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23746 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22025 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31535 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3116 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/32817 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23746 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22025 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31535 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3116 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.