CVE-2006-6888 describes a vulnerability in P-News versions 1.16 and 1.17 where sensitive administrative credentials (account name and password hash) are stored in db/user.dat under the web root with inadequate access controls. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly request and obtain this file. The CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) indicates a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, leading to partial confidentiality impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-3054) confirms exploit code availability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:p-news:p-news:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:p-news:p-news:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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