CVE-2007-1040

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in archives.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3332

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32560

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0645

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22609

http://secunia.com/advisories/24177

http://osvdb.org/33225

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-02-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N