CVE-2007-5835 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the install.php script of BosDev BosNews versions 4 and 5. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to overwrite existing installations, leading to a denial of service, or create new administrative accounts, potentially granting full administrative access. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bosdev:bosnews:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bosdev:bosnews:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.