BookReview beta 1.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the path of the web server via…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
BookReview beta 1.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the path of the web server via certain parameters to search.htm, possibly due to a search[string] parameter with a missing value or an incorrect submit[type] value, which reveals the path in the resulting error message. NOTE: it is not clear whether BookReview is available to the public. If not, then it should not be included in CVE.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01548 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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:w.m.r._simpson:bookreview:beta_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | beta_1.0 | Vulnerable | W.m.r. Simpson |
- cpe:2.3:a:w.m.r._simpson:bookreview:beta_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions beta_1.0 Vulnerable ·W.m.r. Simpson
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1783
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9cr-x7gx-g326
References
More W.m.r. Simpson Bookreview vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01689 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BookReview beta 1.0 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-1783 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1783 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9cr-x7gx-g326 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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