Web Wiz Guestbook 6.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Web Wiz Guestbook 6.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database and obtain sensitive information via a direct request for database/WWGguestbook.mdb. NOTE: it was later reported that 8.21 is also affected.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02615 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webwizguide:web_wiz_guestbook:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Webwizguide |
| cpe:2.3:a:webwizguide:web_wiz_guestbook:8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.21 | Vulnerable | Webwizguide |
- cpe:2.3:a:webwizguide:web_wiz_guestbook:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Webwizguide
- cpe:2.3:a:webwizguide:web_wiz_guestbook:8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.21 Vulnerable ·Webwizguide
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1571
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5579-vjr8-c2mq
References
Sources
- CVE-2003-1571 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1571 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5579-vjr8-c2mq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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