CVE-2003-1240 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.9% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cutephp | cutenews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CuteNews 0.88 - 'shownews.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2003-02-25 |
| exploit-db | CuteNews 0.88 - 'search.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2003-02-25 |
| exploit-db | CuteNews 0.88 - 'comments.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2003-02-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0320.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11417.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6935
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0320.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11417.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6935
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