Description
Easy Guestbook CGI programs do not authenticate the administrator, which allows remote attackers to (1) delete entries via direct access of admin.cgi, or (2) reconfigure Guestbook via direct access of config.cgi.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Ben Chivers Easy Guestbook 1.0 - Administrative Access EDB-21659 · webapps · Jul 29, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20020727 Easy Guestbook Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- easy-guestbook-gain-access(9697) vdb-entry
- 5341 vdb-entry