TI-2003-01140 Aliases CVE-2003-1240 GHSA-xqg7-m89g-c8qg

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CuteNews 0.88 allows remote attackers to…

MEDIUM 43CWE-94Published 2005-11-16 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CuteNews 0.88 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cutepath parameter in (1) shownews.php, (2) search.php, or (3) comments.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06899 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cutephp:cutenews:0.88:::::::*	0.88	Vulnerable	Cutephp

cpe:2.3:a:cutephp:cutenews:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.88 Vulnerable ·Cutephp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1240
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqg7-m89g-c8qg

References

Exploit 1

20030225 PHP code injection in CuteNews

Other 1

cutenews-php-file-include(11417)

TI-2008-04347 plugins/wacko/highlight/html.php in Strawberry in CuteNews.ru 1.1.1 (aka Strawberry)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2019-08543 An issue was discovered in CutePHP CuteNews 2.1.2. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-04528 CuteNews 2.0.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via unspecified vectors. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2005-02842 Direct static code injection vulnerability in the flood protection feature in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2006-04293 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in CuteNews 1.3.x allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-03330 Directory traversal vulnerability in CuteNews 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to include… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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Sources

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