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CVE-2009-4174

Published: Dec 2, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
6.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

cutenewscutephp
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
utf-8 cutenewskorn19
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
cutephposs-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka cutenews
korn19commercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka korn19

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt
morningstarsecurity.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36971
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 2, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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