CVE-1999-1053
Summary
| CVE | CVE-1999-1053 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 1999-09-13 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | 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 "-->". |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Apache | Http Server | 1.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matt Wright | Matt Wright Guestbook | 2.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guestbook CGI Remote Command Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: Vuln-Dev | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: Vuln-Dev | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 730072 Matt Wright's guestbook.pl Present on Apache