2007-4872 | Simplenews Error Message index.php information disclosure (XFDB-36779 / OSVDB-43540)
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Simplenews 2.41.03. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file admin/index.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument lang with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
SimpNews 2.41.03 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) an invalid lang parameter to admin/index.php; or a direct request to (2) admin/dbg_infos.php, (3) admin/heading.php, or (4) evsearch.php; which reveals the path in various error messages.
The weakness was shared 09/25/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4872 since 09/13/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn’t need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (36779). The entries 38995, 38990 and 38954 are related to this item.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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07/29/2021 🔍Advisory: securityfocus.com
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CVE: CVE-2007-4872 (🔍)
X-Force: 36779
OSVDB: 43540 – SimpNews admin/index.php lang Variable Remote Information Disclosure
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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2021 08:20
Changes: (3) source_xforce exploit_price_0day vulnerability_cvss2_nvd_basescore
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