MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in file.php in CuteNews 2.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Jan 4, 2008
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in file.php in CuteNews 2.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading the admin username and password hash in data/users.db.php.
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.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.25% 0.01253
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01253
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01253) | 68.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01253) | 65.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 23.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 70.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 69.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 70.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 65.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/39885 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485632/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39328 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/39885 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3515 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485632/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39328 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2007-6662
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a