CVE-1999-1053

High

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 "-->".

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Http Server
PublishedSep 13, 1999
First seenSep 13, 1999

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache http_server1.3.9—
matt_wright matt_wright_guestbook2.3—

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