CVE-2009-0722 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin.php in Potato News 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the user cookie parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.3% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| potato-scripts | potato news |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Potato News 1.0.0 - Local File Inclusion | 2009-02-10 |
References
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