SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download arbitrary .inc files via a direct request, as demonstrated by admin/includes/dbtables.inc
Published Sep 27, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download arbitrary .inc files via a direct request, as demonstrated by admin/includes/dbtables.inc.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.41.03
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:P/I:N/A:N
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01491) | 73.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01491) | 70.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 62.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 82.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00929) | 83.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 79.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00593) | 77.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00551) | 75.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 74.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00514) | 73.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 74.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 72.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://osvdb.org/45479 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3173 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/45479 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3173 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0069 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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