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

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2008-7171 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting lightweight news portal. 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 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.

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	1.4% (top 27%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2009-09-08
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: yanick bourbeau

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2009-09-08 10:30 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:03 UTCUpdated Record last modified

yanick bourbeau lightweight news portal DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0b

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0b

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy lightweight-news-portal || rpm -q lightweight-news-portal || lightweight-news-portal --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0b (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison lightweight-news-portal sudo apt install lightweight-news-portal=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0b> sudo apt-mark hold lightweight-news-portal

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list lightweight-news-portal sudo dnf downgrade lightweight-news-portal-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0b> sudo dnf versionlock add lightweight-news-portal

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b - Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-7171?

lightweight news portal: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-7171 being exploited?

CVE-2008-7171 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-2008-7171 affect?

CVE-2008-7171 affects lightweight news portal. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). 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 (

How urgent is CVE-2008-7171?

Priority 38/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2008-7172 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b does not properly restrict access to administrator functionality, which all

References

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