CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-4116
3.5 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-11-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 3.5 LOW — AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote authenticated users with editor or administrative application access to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the source parameter in a (1) list or (2) editnews action to the Editnews module, and (3) the save_con[skin] parameter in the Options module. NOTE: vector 3 can be leveraged for code execution by using a .. to include and execute arbitrary local files.
Affected configurations
• cutephp cutenews 1.4.6
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54244 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54246 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54244 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54246 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com