CVE-2008-7060: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in One-News Beta 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitr

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3MITIGATE

CVE-2008-7060 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting one-news. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in One-News Beta 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the (1) title or (2) content parameters in a news item to add.php, and the (3) itemnum, (4) author, or (5) comment parameters in a comment to index.php. NOTE: vectors 1 and 2 require user authentication.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.1% (top 34%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2009-08-24
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: one-news

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2009-08-24 19:30 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:03 UTCUpdated Record last modified

one-news one-news MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy one-news || rpm -q one-news || one-news --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-7060?

one-news: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-7060 being exploited?

CVE-2008-7060 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2008-7060 affect?

CVE-2008-7060 affects one-news. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in One-News Beta 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the (1) title or (2) content parameters in a news item to add.php, and the (3) itemnum, (4) author, or

How urgent is CVE-2008-7060?

Priority 37/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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References

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