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CVE-2009-4250

UnknownEPSS 1.98%

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CVE-2009-4250 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the result parameter to register.php; (2) the user parameter to search.php; the (3) cat_msg, (4) source_msg, (5) postponed_selected, (6) unapproved_selected, and (7) news_per_page parameters in a list action to the editnews module of index.php; and (8) the link tag in news comments. NOTE: some of the vulnerabilities require register_globals to be enabled and/or magic_quotes_gpc to be disabled.. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the result parameter to register.php; (2) the user parameter to search.php; the (3) cat_msg, (4) source_msg, (5) postponed_selected, (6) unapproved_selected, and (7) news_per_page parameters in a list action to the editnews module of index.php; and (8) the link tag in news comments. NOTE: some of the vulnerabilities require register_globals to be enabled and/or magic_quotes_gpc to be disabled.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.98%

78.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CutephpCutenews1.4.6
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews<= 8
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews2
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews3
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews4
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews5
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews6
Korn19Utf-8 Cutenews7

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-4250?
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the result parameter to register.php; (2) the user parameter to search.php; the (3) cat_msg, (4) source_msg, (5) postponed_selected, (6) unapproved_selected, and (7) news_per_page parameters in a list action to the editnews module of index.php; and (8) the link tag in news comments. NOTE: some of the vulnerabilities require register_globals to be enabled and/or magic_quotes_gpc to be disabled.
How severe is CVE-2009-4250?
Severity scoring for CVE-2009-4250 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4250?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST