CVE-2007-4873
SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4873- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2007-4873- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4854 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4854- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xmm-2h7f-547x No score
SimpNews 2.41.03 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8xmm-2h7f-547x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4873 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Simplenews, published September 27, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36778
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/066056.html
forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791
securityreason.com/securityalert/3173
osvdb.org/45479
securityfocus.com/archive/1/480601/100/0/threaded
netvigilance.com/advisory0069
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4873
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xmm-2h7f-547x