CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1240

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CuteNews 0.88 has a PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the cutepath parameter in shownews.php, search.php, or comments.php.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code, potentially leading to server takeover and data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update CuteNews to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to configuration files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CuteNews 0.88 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cutepath parameter in (1) shownews.php, (2) search.php, or (3) comments.php.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS