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CVE-2007-5835

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2007-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Install.php in BosDev BosNews 4 and 5 does not require authentication for replacing an existing product installation or creating a new admin account, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (overwritten files) and possibly obtain administrative access.

Affected products

• Bosdev Bosnews: 4, 5

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3343
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482732/100/0/threaded
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3343
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482732/100/0/threaded

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