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CVE-2026-36472

CuteNews v.2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS).

MEDIUM 5.2EPSS 0.23%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CuteNews v.2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Improper neutralization of the __referer value 2.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of an authenticated user's session via a javascript: URI rendered as an unsanitized clickable link on the msg_info page.

CVSS 3.1
5.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.23% probability · 13th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%22 September 2026: 0.18%27 October 2026: 0.23%22 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 22 September 2026 to 0.2% on 27 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.