CVE-2007-6662 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published 4 Jan 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files, including admin credentials, via directory traversal in CuteNews file.php.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-6662?

CVE-2007-6662 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6662?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cutephp Cutenews.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6662?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-6662 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p9v9-62rf-v96w.