// For flags

CVE-1999-1053

The Matt Wright Guestbook.pl - Arbitrary Command Execution

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

5
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-09-13 CVE Published
  • 1999-11-05 First Exploit
  • 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-02-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Apache
Search vendor "Apache"
 Http Server
Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"
 1.3.9
Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.9"
-
Affected
Matt Wright
Search vendor "Matt Wright"
 Matt Wright Guestbook
Search vendor "Matt Wright" for product "Matt Wright Guestbook"
 2.3
Search vendor "Matt Wright" for product "Matt Wright Guestbook" and version "2.3"
-
Affected