Path Traversal in Cutephp Cutenews
CVE-2009-4116
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.020 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Cutephp Cutenews — versions 1.4.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)