Korn19 UTF-8 CuteNews index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Korn19 UTF-8 CuteNews 8. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4172. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Korn19 UTF-8 CuteNews 8 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 12/02/2009 by Andrew Horton (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4172 since 12/02/2009. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54225), Exploit-DB (33340) and SecurityFocus (BID 36971†). The entries VDB-51083, VDB-51082, VDB-51007 and VDB-51006 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 801056
OpenVAS Name: CuteNews/UTF-8 CuteNews Multiple Vulneablities
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11/10/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1932 days 🔍
03/30/2025 +3665 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Andrew Horton
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-4172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51004
X-Force: 54225 - CuteNews news articles cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 36971 - CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 19:42
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 12/15/2017 09:05 (1), 03/30/2025 19:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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