# CVE-2005-3010: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP_CLIENT_IP header in CuteNews flood protection, requiring immediate upgrade.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2j7c-c562-m564

## What is CVE-2005-3010?

CVE-2005-3010 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in the flood protection feature in inc/shows.inc.php in CuteNews 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP_CLIENT_IP header (Client-Ip), which is injected into data/flood.db.php.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3010?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cutephp Cutenews.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3010?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-3010 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3010 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CuteNews 1.4.0 - Shell Injection / Remote Command Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4557/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-5558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5558/): Code injection in CuteNews (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11447/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2007-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1153/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4445/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3010 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3010 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3010 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3010/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3010/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3010
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3010
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3010

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