CVE-2005-3010 describes a direct static code injection vulnerability in CuteNews versions 1.4.0 and earlier, specifically within the flood protection feature in inc/shows.inc.php. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting malicious input into the HTTP_CLIENT_IP header, which is then written to data/flood.db.php. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or having significant community discussion or media coverage, an exploit for remote command execution is publicly available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cutephp:cutenews:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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