Gcf Dynamic Guestbook 3.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gcf Dynamic Guestbook 3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0551. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gcf Dynamic Guestbook 3.0. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dynamic Guestbook 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute code in clients who access guestbook pages via the parameters (1) name, (2) mail, or (3) kommentar.

The weakness was released 07/03/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0551. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10734 (Dynamic Guestbook Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8763), SecurityFocus (BID 4422†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4585†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-18370. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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04/03/2002 🔍
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07/03/2002 +91 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +3672 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +4085 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18371
X-Force: 8763
SecurityFocus: 4422 - Dynamic Guestbook Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4585 - XSS in Dynamic Guestbook 3.0 Allows Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:20
Updated: 09/16/2025 07:02
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:20 (38), 05/22/2019 12:59 (19), 09/16/2025 07:02 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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