| VID |
210023 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
The CuteNews is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the 'search.php' script. CutePHP CuteNews is a freely available PHP based news management software that uses flat files to store the database. CuteNews version 1.4.1 and possibly earlier versions are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input passed to the 'story', 'title', and 'user' parameters in the 'search.php' script. This vulnerability could permit a remote attacker to create a malicious URI link that includes hostile HTML and script code. If this link were to be followed, the hostile code may be rendered in the web browser of the victim user. This would occur in the security context of the affected web site and may allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials or other attacks.
* References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433058/100/0/threaded
http://neosecurityteam.net/index.php?action=advisories&id=21
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-450.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20026/
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1683
* Platforms Affected:
CutePHP CuteNews version 1.4.5 and possibly earlier versions
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
No upgrade or patch available as of December 2006.
Upgrade to a version of CuteNews greater than 1.4.5, when new fixed version becomes available from the CutePHP Web site at http://cutephp.com/cutenews/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2006-2249 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
21233 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
26270 (ISS) |
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