CVE-2006-2249

CuteNews < 1.4.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Search Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2249. PoCs published by NST.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in CuteNews by injecting malicious JavaScript via unsanitized input parameters in the search.php endpoint. The PoC includes URLs with script tags that trigger alerts or redirects, confirming the vulnerability.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in search.php in CuteNews 1.4.1 and earlier, and possibly 1.4.5, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) user, (2) story, or (3) title parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by NST · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27819

The exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in CuteNews by injecting malicious JavaScript via unsanitized input parameters in the search.php endpoint. The PoC includes URLs with script tags that trigger alerts or redirects, confirming the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CuteNews (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target CuteNews search.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1683
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/860
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20026
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433058/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25304
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://neosecurityteam.net/index.php?action=advisories&id=21
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26270
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17850

Scores

EPSS 0.0207
EPSS Percentile 79.1%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
cutephp/cutenews 0.88
cutephp/cutenews 1.3
cutephp/cutenews 1.3.1
cutephp/cutenews 1.3.2
cutephp/cutenews 1.3.6
cutephp/cutenews 1.4.0
cutephp/cutenews 1.4.5
cutephp/cutenews < 1.4.1
Published May 09, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026