CVE-2006-7114 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
P-News 2.0 stores db/user.txt under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames and password hashes via a direct request. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-6888.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.55% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| planerd.net | p-news |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | P-News 2.0 - 'user.txt' Remote Password Disclosure | 2006-11-28 |
References
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