CVE-2008-7171: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2008-7171: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b allow remote atta...

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) photo parameter to show_photo.php, (2) potd parameter to show_potd.php, or (3) the Current question field in a vote action to admin.php.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 11:56 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an old XSS issue in Lightweight news portal 1.0b. A remote attacker could make affected pages display attacker-controlled script or HTML. The main business risk is browser-side compromise, especially if an administrator views poisoned content. Exposure appears limited to organizations still running Lightweight news portal 1.0b, especially internet-facing instances with the named PHP routes or admin workflow reachable. Treat this as a legacy web application risk. Prioritize confirmation of exposure, then removal, replacement, or compensating controls if the product is still used. Mitigation focus: Identify whether Lightweight news portal 1.0b is still deployed.; Check vendor or maintainer guidance for any available fixed release.; Retire or replace the application if no maintained fix exists..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 10:26 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Sep 8, 2009, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
lnp-showphoto-showpotd-xss(43224)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
lnp-admin-xss(43226)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
5873CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

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