Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in show_news.php in CuteNews 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the show parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- CuteNews 1.4.1 - 'show_news.php' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-27252 · webapps · Feb 20, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2006-0685 vdb-entry
- http://myimei.com/security/2006-02-20/cutenews141addcommentforprotectedusernamesxss-attack.html
- 23400 vdb-entry
- 18981 third-party-advisory
- 20060221 [myimei]CuteNews1.4.1~ Add Comment For Protected UserNames~ XSS Attack mailing-list
- cutenews-shownews-xss(24835) vdb-entry
- 16740 vdb-entry