MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2003-1292

Ashnews vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
PHP remote file include vulnerability in Derek Ashauer ashNews 0.83 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary remote files via a URL in the pathtoashnews parameter to (1) ashnews.php and (2) ashheadlines.php.
Affected vendor
Ashwebstudio
Affected product
Ashnews
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2003-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-1292

  • Confirm whether Ashwebstudio Ashnews is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-1292.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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