CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3010

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A direct static code injection vulnerability in CuteNews 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP_CLIENT_IP header (Client-Ip), which is injected into data/flood.db.php.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential full server compromise through arbitrary PHP code execution, leading to data theft, content modification, or further attacks on the infrastructure.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade CuteNews to the latest available version. If upgrading is not possible, disable the flood protection feature or filter the Client-Ip header at the web server level.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Direct static code injection vulnerability in the flood protection feature in inc/shows.inc.php in CuteNews 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP_CLIENT_IP header (Client-Ip), which is injected into data/flood.db.php.

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