CVE-1999-1053

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Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 85.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "" 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 "-->".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:matt_wright_guestbook:2.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 85.2% (85.205% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/33674
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/27296
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/27560
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/776

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Http Server

Matt Wright Matt Wright Guestbook

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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