TI-2003-00885 Aliases CVE-2003-0979 GHSA-pwm9-qhfp-646f

FreeScripts VisitorBook LE (visitorbook.pl) does not properly escape line breaks in…

LOW 25Published 2003-12-11 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

FreeScripts VisitorBook LE (visitorbook.pl) does not properly escape line breaks in input, which allows remote attackers to (1) use VisitorBook as an open mail relay, when $mailuser is 1, via extra headers in the email field, or (2) cause the guestbook database to be deleted via a large number of line breaks that exceeds the $max_posts variable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01154 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:freescripts:visitorbook:le:::::::*	le	Vulnerable	Freescripts

cpe:2.3:a:freescripts:visitorbook:le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions le Vulnerable ·Freescripts

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0979
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwm9-qhfp-646f

References

Patch 1

http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-03-0001.txt

Other 1

20031210 Visitorbook LE Multiple Vulnerabilities

TI-2003-00886 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FreeScripts VisitorBook LE (visitorbook.pl)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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