CVE-2007-5050

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Neuron News 1.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the q parameter.

Affected products

Neuron News: 1.0

References

http://osvdb.org/38728
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480233/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25759
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3248
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36717
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4439
http://osvdb.org/38728
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480233/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25759
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3248
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36717
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4439

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