# CVE-2026-36468: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in index.php in CuteNews v.2.1.2 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrarily named URL param

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-21 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in index.php in CuteNews v.2.1.2 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrarily named URL parameter key, with part of its name containing any URL-encoded common XSS payload (such as "><script>alert(1)</script>).

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/CuteNews/cutenews-2.0
- https://github.com/UmbraDeorum/cutenews-2.0-CVEs-2026-Disclosure

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