CVE-2009-4249

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when...

2.6 LowPublic exploit

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) lastusername and (2) mod parameters to index.php; and (3) the title parameter to search.php.

Exploit likelihood

1.89%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.6

Record: CVE-2009-4249
CVSS 2.0: 2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-4249
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-4218 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-4218
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j28-f387-jhpf No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6, when...

Record: GHSA-7j28-f387-jhpf
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cutephp cutenews

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	CuteNews and UTF-8 CuteNews - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2009-11-10
Exploit-DB	CuteNews 1.4.6 - 'search.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities	2009-11-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-4249 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Cutephp Cutenews, published December 10, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.