CVE-2009-4174

CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews < 8b - Authenticated Article Modification via ID Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4174. PoCs published by Andrew Horton.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews, including information disclosure via path traversal in the 'source' parameter. No executable exploit code is present, only URLs demonstrating the vulnerability.

Description

The editnews module in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote authenticated users with Journalist or Editor access to bypass administrative moderation and edit previously submitted articles via a modified id parameter in a doeditnews action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Andrew Horton · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33345

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews, including information disclosure via path traversal in the 'source' parameter. No executable exploit code is present, only URLs demonstrating the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54236
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36971

Scores

EPSS 0.0165
EPSS Percentile 73.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
cutephp/cutenews 1.4.6
korn19/utf-8_cutenews 8
Published Dec 02, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026