Is CVE-2008-0742 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0742 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0742?

CVE-2008-0742 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0742

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerScripts PowerNews 2.5.6 allow remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) subpage parameter in (a) categories.inc.php, (b) news.inc.php, (c) other.inc.php, (d) permissions.inc.php, (e) templates.inc.php, and (f) users.inc.php in pnadmin/; and (2) the page parameter to (g) pnadmin/index.php. NOTE: vector 2 is only exploitable by administrators.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.3% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0752)
Published: February 13, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0752 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

powerscripts / powernews

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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