The Webcom CGI Guestbook programs wguest.exe and rguest.exe allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files using the "template" parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0467 is rated High Exploit Risk (66/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.91%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20446 | exploit_db | edb | 1999-04-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 20447 | exploit_db | edb | 1999-04-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-10-17 | 3.63% | 3.91% | +0.28% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.54% | 3.63% | +3.09% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.54% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| webcom | cgi_guestbook | — | cpe:2.3:a:webcom:cgi_guestbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |