Cutephp CuteNews 1.4.1 index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cutephp CuteNews 1.4.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-1121. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cutephp CuteNews 1.4.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CuteNews 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to index.php.

The weakness was shared 03/09/2006 by Roozbeh Afrasiabi (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1121 since 03/09/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (25052), Exploit-DB (27356), SecurityFocus (BID 16961†), Secunia (SA23045†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015726†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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03/04/2006 🔍
03/07/2006 +3 days 🔍
03/09/2006 +2 days 🔍
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11/22/2006 +258 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3032 days 🔍
09/19/2025 +3844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Roozbeh Afrasiabi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29109
X-Force: 25052 - CuteNews index.php query string cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 16961
Secunia: 23045 - CuteNews Script Insertion and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015726

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 09/19/2025 21:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (54), 07/20/2018 09:37 (7), 09/19/2025 21:52 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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