Associated Press (AP) Newspower 4.0.1 and earlier uses a default blank password for the…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Complete · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Associated Press (AP) Newspower 4.0.1 and earlier uses a default blank password for the MySQL root account, which allows remote attackers to insert or modify news articles via shows.tblscript.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01418 72nd 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:associated_press:newspower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Associated Press |
- cpe:2.3:a:associated_press:newspower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Associated Press
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg22-m6v9-7rwj
Sources
- CVE-2007-2554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jg22-m6v9-7rwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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