CVE-2007-6662
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in file.php in CuteNews 2.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading the admin username and password hash in data/users.db.php.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in CuteNews 2.6's file.php allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using `../` sequences in the file parameter. The vulnerability enables reading sensitive files like the users database containing admin credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the CuteNews installationSearch for file.php in your web root directories that is part of a CuteNews installation. Common paths may include /cutenews/, /news/, or similar. Verify the presence of Cutenews by checking for characteristic files like index.php, show_news.php, or a /inc/ directory.Affected if file.php from CuteNews 2.6 is present on the server
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Confirm the CuteNews versionCheck for version indicators within the CuteNews installation. Look for a version.php file, a VERSION file in the root directory, or check the header/comment sections of core PHP files for a version string. Compare the discovered version to 2.6.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.6
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Verify file.php is accessible via webConfirm that file.php is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS. Try accessing the file directly through your web browser: http(s)://yourdomain/path/to/cutenews/file.phpAffected if file.php returns a valid HTTP response (not 404)
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Inspect input validation in file.phpOpen file.php and examine the code handling the 'file' parameter. Look for any input validation, sanitization, or filtering logic that should reject path traversal sequences like '../' or '..\'. Search for code that processes the file parameter before using it in file operations.Affected if file.php lacks input validation on the 'file' parameter, or validation can be bypassed, allowing ../ sequences to pass through
You are affected if CuteNews 2.6 is installed, file.php is web-accessible, and the file parameter lacks proper validation to block directory traversal sequences.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation on the file parameter to reject path traversal sequences (`../`). Consider upgrading to a patched version or migrating away from this legacy software if no security updates are available.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2007-6662 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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