CVE-2007-5050 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Neuron News 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the q parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.98% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| neuron news | neuron news |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | neuron news 1.0 - 'index.php?q' Local File Inclusion | 2007-09-21 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/38728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480233/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25759
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3248
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4439
- http://osvdb.org/38728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480233/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25759
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3248
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4439
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