HIGH
simplestguest.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the guestbook parameter
Published Feb 2, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.57%
Description
simplestguest.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the guestbook parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.57% 0.12570
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12570
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.57% (0.12570) | 96.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.57% (0.12570) | 95.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 5.40% (0.05396) | 89.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03707) | 86.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.01% (0.07012) | 85.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.44% (0.03444) | 86.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.33% (0.03331) | 91.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 16.61% (0.16608) | 95.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.14% (0.18136) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0168.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5743 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0168.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5743 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 2, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0022
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a