CVE-2009-0722

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-02-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin.php in Potato News 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the user cookie parameter.

Affected products

Potato-Scripts Potato News: 1.0.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33729
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8032
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33729
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8032

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