CVE-2004-2615: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2004-2615: The documentation for CuteNews 1.3.6 and possibly other versions specifies that files under cutenews/data m...

The documentation for CuteNews 1.3.6 and possibly other versions specifies that files under cutenews/data must be manually given world-writable permissions, which allows local users to insert false news, delete news, and possibly gain privileges or have other unknown impact.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 8, 2024, 01:36 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This CVE describes a risky installation practice for CuteNews 1.3.6, and possibly other versions: documentation told administrators to make the data directory world-writable. On shared systems, that could let local users alter or delete published news content, with other impacts not fully defined. Exposure is most likely on legacy CuteNews deployments, especially shared hosting or multi-user servers where cutenews/data was manually configured as world-writable. Internet-only attackers are not supported by the provided sources. Prioritize if the organization still runs CuteNews on shared infrastructure or untrusted multi-user hosting. For isolated or retired systems, urgency is lower, but unsupported legacy software should still be removed or contained. Mitigation focus: Identify any CuteNews 1.3.6 or legacy CuteNews deployments.; Review vendor or project guidance before changing required application permissions.; Remove world-writable permissions where the application can operate safely..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 16:18 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 4, 2005, 11:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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cutenews-newstxt-world-writable(17161)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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