CGI City CC Guestbook cc_guestbook.pl name/homepage_title cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in CGI City CC Guestbook. Affected is an unknown function of the file cc_guestbook.pl. Executing a manipulation of the argument name/homepage_title can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-1556. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CGI City CC Guestbook (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file cc_guestbook.pl. The manipulation of the argument name/homepage_title with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cc_guestbook.pl in CGI City CC GuestBook allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name and (2) homepage_title (webpage title) parameters.

The weakness was published 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1556 since 04/03/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11503 (CC GuestBook cc_guestbook.pl Multiple Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11172 (CCGuestBook HTML Injection 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 (11664), Tenable (11503), SecurityFocus (BID 7237†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2507†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 11503
Nessus Name: CC GuestBook cc_guestbook.pl Multiple Parameter XSS
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03/29/2003 🔍
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03/30/2003 +1 days 🔍
10/19/2003 +203 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +73 days 🔍
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04/03/2008 +1555 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +2371 days 🔍
07/13/2025 +3939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1556 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1556
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21460
X-Force: 11664
SecurityFocus: 7237 - CCGuestBook HTML Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2507 - CC GuestBook Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:23
Updated: 07/13/2025 19:43
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:23 (60), 05/16/2019 08:22 (4), 07/13/2025 19:43 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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