CVE-2003-1425
guestbook.cgi in cPanel 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the template parameter.
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 11.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
guestbook.cgi in cPanel 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the template parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 4 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB4 entries
- cPanel 5.0 - 'Guestbook.cgi' Remote Command Execution (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22260webapps, cgipublished 19 Feb 2003Verified
- cPanel 5.0 - 'Guestbook.cgi' Remote Command Execution (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22261webapps, cgipublished 19 Feb 2003Verified
- cPanel 5.0 - 'Guestbook.cgi' Remote Command Execution (3) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22262webapps, cgipublished 19 Feb 2003Verified
- cPanel 5.0 - 'Guestbook.cgi' Remote Command Execution (4) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22263webapps, cgipublished 19 Feb 2003Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.5% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
3
- 20030218 Cpanel 5 and below remote command execution and local root vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- 6882 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- cpanel-guestbook-command-execution(11356) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-1415 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2003-1425)Record last updated .