SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access…
Priority LOW 26CWE-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
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01491 74th 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:simplenews:simplenews:2.41.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.41.03 | Vulnerable | Simplenews |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplenews:simplenews:2.41.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.41.03 Vulnerable ·Simplenews
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4873
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xmm-2h7f-547x
References
More Simplenews vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02510 SQL injection vulnerability in print.php in SimpleNews 1.0.0 FINAL allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-04698 SimpNews 2.41.03 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-4873 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4873 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8xmm-2h7f-547x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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