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CVE-2009-4172
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews 8 and 8b, when magic_quotes_gpc is…
Low2.6EPSS 1.6%
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Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews 8 and 8b, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the body of a news article in an addnews action.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- cutenews-newsarticles-xss(54225) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20091110 [MORNINGSTAR-2009-02] Multiple security issues in Cute News and UTF-8 Cute News (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 36971 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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