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A vulnerability has been found in Cutephp CuteNews 0.88 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file shownews.php/search.php/comments.php of the component URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument cutepath with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1240 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:shownews.php/search.php/comments.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11276 (CuteNews Multiple Script cutepath Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11417), Exploit-DB (22285), Tenable (11276), SecurityFocus (BID 6935†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2905†).

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Cutephp

Name

• CuteNews

Version

• 0.88

License

• free

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11276
Nessus Name: CuteNews Multiple Script cutepath Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/25/2003 🔍
02/25/2003 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2003 +3 days 🔍
11/23/2003 +268 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +38 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +686 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +3201 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3783 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1240 (🔍)
X-Force: 11417
SecurityFocus: 6935 - CuteNews Remote File Include Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2905 - CuteNews Allows Arbitrary PHP Code Injection, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 04:04 PM
Updated: 12/30/2024 10:37 AM
Changes: 08/22/2014 04:04 PM (64), 05/16/2019 08:24 PM (7), 12/30/2024 10:37 AM (19)
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Cache ID: 18:6FB:40

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