P-News 2.0 stores db/user.txt under the web document root with insufficient access…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
P-News 2.0 stores db/user.txt under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames and password hashes via a direct request. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-6888.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02547 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:planerd.net:p-news:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0 | Vulnerable | Planerd.net |
- cpe:2.3:a:planerd.net:p-news:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0 Vulnerable ·Planerd.net
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-7114
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v768-826g-p2f3
References
Other 1
More Planerd.net P-news vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06854 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in P-News 2.0 allows remote attackers to upload… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-7114 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-7114 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v768-826g-p2f3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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