Cutephp CuteNews 0.88/1.3/1.3.1 show_news.php ID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cutephp CuteNews 0.88/1.3/1.3.1. This affects an unknown function of the file show_archives.php/show_news.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0660. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cutephp CuteNews 0.88/1.3/1.3.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file show_archives.php/show_news.php. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) show_archives.php, (2) show_news.php, and possibly other php files in CuteNews 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script or HTML via the id parameter.

The weakness was presented 08/06/2004 by DarkBicho (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0660 since 07/12/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:show_archives.php/show_news.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12291 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12094 (CutePHP CuteNews Comment HTML XSS Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16525), Exploit-DB (24238), Tenable (12291), SecurityFocus (BID 10750†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4833†). See VDB-90344 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 12291

OpenVAS ID: 12291
OpenVAS Name: CuteNews show_news.php XSS
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/28/2004 🔍
07/12/2004 +14 days 🔍
07/19/2004 +7 days 🔍
07/25/2004 +6 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +12 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3903 days 🔍
02/22/2025 +3602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: DarkBicho
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0660 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22063
X-Force: 16525
SecurityFocus: 10750 - CuteNews Comment HTML Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4833 - Cross-site Scripting in CuteNews 1.3.1, Medium

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

Created: 04/14/2015 13:16
Updated: 02/22/2025 14:39
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:16 (64), 05/23/2019 14:36 (4), 02/22/2025 14:39 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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