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CVE-2007-1040

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.03% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-02-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2007-1040
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.03%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in archives.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter.