CVE-1999-1053
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->"...
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".
- Record
CVE-1999-1053- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".
- Record
CVE-1999-1053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1034 No score
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".
- Record
EUVD-1999-1034- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fhv-p5jq-2v6f No score
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->"...
guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".
- Record
GHSA-7fhv-p5jq-2v6f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | The Matt Wright Guestbook.pl - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-07-03 |
| Exploit-DB | The Matt Wright Guestbook.pl 2.3.1 - Server-Side Include | 1999-11-05 |
| Metasploit | Matt Wright guestbook.pl Arbitrary Command Execution | 1999-11-05 |
| PoC in GitHub | siunam321/CVE-1999-1053-PoC | 2022-11-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1053 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Matt Wright Guestbook, published September 13, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 85.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.