CVE-2004-1724 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The ReadMe First.txt file in PHP-Fusion 4.0 instructs users to set the permissions on the fusion_admin/db_backups directory to world read/write/execute (777), which allows remote attackers to download or view database backups, which have easily guessable filenames and contain the administrator username and password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.93% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php fusion | php fusion |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP-Fusion Database Backup - Information Disclosure | 2004-07-18 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109285292901685&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10974
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17037
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109285292901685&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10974
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17037
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