How severe is CVE-2009-4250?

CVE-2009-4250 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2009-4250 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (78th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2009-4250?

CVE-2009-4250 primarily affects Cutephp Cutenews. In total, 8 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4250?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2009-4250 published?

CVE-2009-4250 was published on 2009-12-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

CVE-2009-4250

CVE-2009-4250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cutephp Cutenews with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-79.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (78th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-79
Affected product: Cutephp Cutenews
Published: 2009-12-10
Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the result parameter to register.php; (2) the user parameter to search.php; the (3) cat_msg, (4) source_msg, (5) postponed_selected, (6) unapproved_selected, and (7) news_per_page parameters in a list action to the editnews module of index.php; and (8) the link tag in news comments. NOTE: some of the vulnerabilities require register_globals to be enabled and/or magic_quotes_gpc to be disabled.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4250?: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews before 8b allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the result parameter to register.php; (2) the user parameter to search.php; the (3) cat_msg, (4) source_msg, (5) postponed_selected, (6) unapproved_selected, and (7) news_per_page parameters in a list action to the editnews module of index.php; and (8) the link tag in news comments. NOTE: some of the vulnerabilities require register_globals to be enabled and/or magic_quotes_gpc to be disabled.
How severe is CVE-2009-4250?: CVE-2009-4250 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
Is CVE-2009-4250 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (78th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2009-4250?: CVE-2009-4250 primarily affects Cutephp Cutenews. In total, 8 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4250?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2009-4250 published?: CVE-2009-4250 was published on 2009-12-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

Affected products (8)

cpe:2.3:a:cutephp:cutenews:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:korn19:utf-8_cutenews:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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