A vulnerability was found in Webcom CGI Guestbook (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the file wguest.exe/rguest.exe. The manipulation of the argument template with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Webcom CGI Guestbook programs wguest.exe and rguest.exe allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files using the "template" parameter.

The weakness was released 04/01/1999. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0467. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 852.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20447) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5479†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-14602.

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• CGI Guestbook

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