CVE-2003-1541 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PlanetMoon Guestbook tr3.a stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the admin script password, and other passwords, via a direct request to files/passwd.txt.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.03% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| planetmoon | guestbook |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Planetmoon - Guestbook Clear Text Password Retrieval | 2003-03-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8392
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3653
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315895/30/25400/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006360
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11609
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8392
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3653
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315895/30/25400/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006360
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11609
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