PT-2009-6340 · Cutenews · Cutenews

Published 2009-12-02 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-4172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CuteNews versions 1.4.6, 8, and 8b

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists due to the lack of proper input validation in the body of a news article when the addnews action is performed. This occurs when magic quotes gpc is disabled, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Recommendations For CuteNews versions 1.4.6, 8, and 8b, consider disabling the addnews action or restricting access to it until a proper fix is applied, and ensure that magic quotes gpc is enabled to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4172

Affected Products

Cutenews

References · 7

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/36971 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/10002 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33340 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4172 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54225 · Note