CVE-2009-4249

CuteNews 1.4.6 - Cross-Site Scripting via lastusername/mod Parameters and title Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-4249. PoCs published by Andrew Horton.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews, including XSS, HTML injection, and security bypass issues. It includes example URLs demonstrating XSS exploits but does not contain executable exploit code.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) lastusername and (2) mod parameters to index.php; and (3) the title parameter to search.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Andrew Horton · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33342

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews, including XSS, HTML injection, and security bypass issues. It includes example URLs demonstrating XSS exploits but does not contain executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's search.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10002

This advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in Cute News and UTF-8 Cute News, including XSS, CSRF, LFI, and command injection. It provides technical descriptions and proof-of-concept exploits for each vulnerability, along with affected versions and mitigation steps.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss | Auth Bypass | Info Leak | Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cute News 1.4.6, UTF-8 Cute News
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Register globals enabled · Magic quotes disabled · User registration allowed (for some exploits)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54222
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54220
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54219
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 0.0189
EPSS Percentile 76.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
cutephp/cutenews 1.4.6
Published Dec 10, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026