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high 7.5

CVE-2003-1240 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CuteNews 0.88 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cutepath pa…

published 2003-12-31 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1230

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.9%
EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CuteNews 0.88 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cutepath parameter in (1) shownews.php, (2) search.php, or (3) comments.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22285)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22285 CuteNews 0.88 - 'comments.php' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2003-02-25
  • EDB-22284 CuteNews 0.88 - 'search.php' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2003-02-25
  • EDB-22283 CuteNews 0.88 - 'shownews.php' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2003-02-25
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0320.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6935 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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