CVE-2008-0742

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerScripts PowerNews 2.5.6 allow remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) subpage parameter in (a) categories.inc.php, (b) news.inc.php, (c) other.inc.php, (d) permissions.inc.php, (e) templates.inc.php, and (f) users.inc.php in pnadmin/; and (2) the page parameter to (g) pnadmin/index.php. NOTE: vector 2 is only exploitable by administrators.

CVE ID:

CVE-2008-0742

Published:

2008-02-13

Modified:

2026-04-23

CVSS Score:

7.5

Severity:

HIGH

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P