TI-2009-04033 Aliases CVE-2009-4249 GHSA-7j28-f387-jhpf

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when…

LOW 17CWE-79Published 2009-12-10 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) lastusername and (2) mod parameters to index.php; and (3) the title parameter to search.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01888 79th 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:1.4.6:::::::*	1.4.6	Vulnerable	Cutephp

cpe:2.3:a:cutephp:cutenews:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Cutephp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4249
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j28-f387-jhpf

References

Exploit 1

http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt

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-2003-01140 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CuteNews 0.88 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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

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Sources

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