CVE-2016-20052
Snews CMS 1.7 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files including PHP executables to the snews_files directory. Attackers can upload malicious PHP files through the multipart form-data upload endpoint and execute them by accessing the uploaded file path to achieve remote code execution.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical
- Status
- Analyzed - disclosure@vulncheck.com
- Published
- 2026-04-04
- Last modified
- 2026-04-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Affected products
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40706
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snews-cms-unrestricted-file-upload-via-snews-files
