CVE-2009-0705: Powerscripts Powernews

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

SQL injection vulnerability in news.php in PowerScripts PowerNews 2.5.4, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the newsid parameter.

Affected products

• Powerscripts Powernews: version 2.5.4 only

Published 2009-02-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.