Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews 1.40 and earlier allow…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews 1.40 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) NewsMode parameter to NewsCategoryForm.php, or the (2) Match or (3) NewsMode parameter to SearchResults.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01784 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:phpfreenews:phpfreenews:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.40 | Vulnerable | Phpfreenews |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpfreenews:phpfreenews:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.40 Vulnerable ·Phpfreenews
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h8w-6w44-87fv
References
More Phpfreenews vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02501 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews 1.40 and earlier allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-2638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2h8w-6w44-87fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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