CVE-2007-1040

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-02-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in archives.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter.

Affected products

Xpression News: 1.0.1

References

http://osvdb.org/33225
http://secunia.com/advisories/24177
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0645
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32560
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3332
http://osvdb.org/33225
http://secunia.com/advisories/24177
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0645
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32560
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3332

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