| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument Entry leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1548. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument entry with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the entry parameter.
The bug was discovered 05/08/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1548 since 05/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18217 (Advanced Guestbook index.php entry Parameter SQL Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
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 (20525), Exploit-DB (25630), Tenable (18217), SecurityFocus (BID 13548†) and OSVDB (16572†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Sql injectionCWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18217
Nessus Name: Advanced Guestbook index.php entry Parameter SQL Injection
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OpenVAS ID: 18217
OpenVAS Name: Advanced Guestbook Index.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/08/2005 🔍05/08/2005 🔍
05/09/2005 🔍
05/10/2005 🔍
05/14/2005 🔍
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05/16/2005 🔍
03/11/2015 🔍
03/09/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: marc.infoStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-1548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25172
X-Force: 20525
SecurityFocus: 13548 - Advanced Guestbook Index.PHP Entry Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16572 - Advanced Guestbook index.php script SQL injection
Vulnerability Center: 7988 - SQL Injection in Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1 via index.php, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 03/09/2025 23:15
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (69), 06/01/2019 14:29 (3), 03/09/2025 23:15 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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