CVE-2009-4174

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Published Dec 2, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cutephp:cutenews:1.4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:8:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4144	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.648% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Cutephp Cutenews

Korn19 Utf-8 Cutenews

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 2, 2009, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:54 AM
Reserved: Dec 2, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 2, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

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