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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0742

CVE-2008-0742

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • Powerscripts/Powernews2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:powerscripts:powernews:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerscripts:powernews:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.5.6

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