CVE-2007-4873 describes an insufficient access control vulnerability in SimpNews 2.41.03, allowing remote attackers to download sensitive .inc files, such as dbtables.inc, directly from the web root. This low-complexity attack, requiring no authentication, has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating potential for information disclosure (C:P) but no impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.41.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simplenews:simplenews:2.41.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.