CVE-2003-1425

Exp

guestbook.cgi in cPanel 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the template parameter.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-1425 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.68%). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-1425

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22263 exploit_db edb 2003-02-19 Exploit-DB ↗
22262 exploit_db edb 2003-02-19 Exploit-DB ↗
22261 exploit_db edb 2003-02-19 Exploit-DB ↗
22260 exploit_db edb 2003-02-19 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1425

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 2025-03-30 4.79% 3.68% -1.11%
2 2025-03-29 3.68% 4.79% +1.11%
3 2025-03-19 3.68%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1425

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1425

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1425

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cpanel cpanel 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1425

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