CVE-2006-7114

P-News 2.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via db/user.txt

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-7114. PoCs published by Lu7k.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in P-News V2 by accessing a sensitive file (user.txt) directly via a predictable path. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to user data without authentication.

Description

P-News 2.0 stores db/user.txt under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames and password hashes via a direct request. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-6888.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Lu7k · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2862

This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in P-News V2 by accessing a sensitive file (user.txt) directly via a predictable path. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to user data without authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: P-News V2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target web server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30578
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23103
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4770

Scores

EPSS 0.0242
EPSS Percentile 82.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
planerd.net/p-news < 2.0
Published Mar 06, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026