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(An attacker can use the GIF header for this.)","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.52553,"percentile":0.98973,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-434"],"published":"2019-04-22T04:01:27Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:12:54Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-46698","title":"CuteNews 2.1.2 - 'avatar' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)","type":"remote","platform":"php","date":"2019-04-15","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46698"},{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-48800","title":"CuteNews 2.1.2 - Remote Code Execution","type":"webapps","platform":"php","date":"2020-09-10","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48800"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"khuntor/CVE-2019-11447-EXP","title":"khuntor/CVE-2019-11447-EXP","date":"2020-10-30","url":"https://github.com/khuntor/CVE-2019-11447-EXP"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"ColdFusionX/CVE-2019-11447_CuteNews-AvatarUploadRCE","title":"ColdFusionX/CVE-2019-11447_CuteNews-AvatarUploadRCE","date":"2021-03-17","url":"https://github.com/ColdFusionX/CVE-2019-11447_CuteNews-AvatarUploadRCE"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"thewhiteh4t/cve-2019-11447","title":"thewhiteh4t/cve-2019-11447","date":"2021-03-18","url":"https://github.com/thewhiteh4t/cve-2019-11447"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"substing/CVE-2019-11447_reverse_shell_upload","title":"substing/CVE-2019-11447_reverse_shell_upload","date":"2023-12-28","url":"https://github.com/substing/CVE-2019-11447_reverse_shell_upload"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"CRFSlick/CVE-2019-11447-POC","title":"CRFSlick/CVE-2019-11447-POC","date":"2024-02-11","url":"https://github.com/CRFSlick/CVE-2019-11447-POC"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"capivara-research/WordPress-Path-Traversal-CVE-2019-11447","title":"capivara-research/WordPress-Path-Traversal-CVE-2019-11447","date":"2026-08-22","url":"https://github.com/capivara-research/WordPress-Path-Traversal-CVE-2019-11447"}],"products":[{"vendor":"cutephp","product":"cutenews"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46698/","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://pentest.com.tr/exploits/CuteNews-2-1-2-Remote-Code-Execution-Metasploit.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159134/CuteNews-2.1.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11447"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46698"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rcx-6793-p6gv"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-11447","description":"An issue was discovered in CutePHP CuteNews 2.1.2. 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(An attacker can use the GIF header for this.)","status":"published","published":"2019-04-22T04:01:27Z","modified":"2024-08-04T22:55:39Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:40:49.362838Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-8rcx-6793-p6gv","title":"An issue was discovered in CutePHP CuteNews 2.1.2. An attacker can infiltrate the server through...","description":"An issue was discovered in CutePHP CuteNews 2.1.2. An attacker can infiltrate the server through the avatar upload process in the profile area via the avatar_file field to index.php?mod=main\u0026opt=personal. There is no effective control of $imgsize in /core/modules/dashboard.php. The header content of a file can be changed and the control can be bypassed for code execution. 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