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CVE-1999-1053

guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to exec

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Not listed in CISA KEV
2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

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 "-->".

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-9907, EDB-16914

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 8

securityfocus.com

Exploit-DB

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · siunam321/CVE-1999-1053-PoC