CVE-2009-0866 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in pHNews Alpha 1, where the 'extra/genbackup.php' file, containing a database backup, is stored under the web root with insufficient access controls. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly download the database. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this low-complexity attack could lead to significant data compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for abuse. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phnews:phnews:1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.