CVE-2007-0261

sNews <= 1.5.30 - Unauthenticated Administrative Action Execution via Failed Authentication Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0261. PoCs published by rgod.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets sNews <= 1.5.30, leveraging an authentication bypass to reset the admin password and upload a malicious PHP file for remote command execution. It uses multipart/form-data to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP header.

Description

snews.php in sNews 1.5.30 and earlier does not properly exit when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions, as demonstrated by changing an administrative password via the changeup task, and by uploading PHP code via the imagefile parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by rgod · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3116

This exploit targets sNews <= 1.5.30, leveraging an authentication bypass to reset the admin password and upload a malicious PHP file for remote command execution. It uses multipart/form-data to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP header.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: sNews <= 1.5.30
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running sNews <= 1.5.30 · Network access to the target web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31535
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22025
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23746
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3116
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/32817

Scores

EPSS 0.0452
EPSS Percentile 90.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
snews/snews 1.5.29
snews/snews 1.5.30
Published Jan 16, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026