Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-36472
Medium 5.2
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L