Description
P-News 1.16 and 1.17 store sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the administrative account name and password hash via a direct request for db/user.dat.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by 3l3ctric-Cracker · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3054
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31197
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3054
Scores
EPSS
0.0538
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
p-news/p-news
1.16
p-news/p-news
1.17
Published
Dec 31, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026