CVE-2009-4174 EXPLOIT
6.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The editnews module in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote authenticated users with Journalist or Editor access to bypass administrative moderation and edit previously submitted articles via a modified id parameter in a doeditnews action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.65% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-12-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cutephp | cutenews |
| korn19 | utf-8 cutenews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CuteNews 1.4.6 editnews Module - doeditnews Action Admin Moderation Bypass | 2009-11-10 |
References
- http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36971
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54236
- http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36971
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54236
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