CVE-2004-1724

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The ReadMe First.txt file in PHP-Fusion 4.0 instructs users to set the permissions on the fusion_admin/db_backups directory to world read/write/execute (777), which allows remote attackers to download or view database backups, which have easily guessable filenames and contain the administrator username and password.

Affected products

Php Fusion: 4.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109285292901685&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10974
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17037
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109285292901685&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10974
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17037

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