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FreeScripts VisitorBook LE (visitorbook.pl) does not properly escape line breaks in input, which allows remote attackers to (1) use VisitorBook as an open mail relay, when $mailuser is 1, via extra headers in the email field, or (2) cause the guestbook database to be deleted via a large number of line breaks that exceeds the $max_posts variable

Published Dec 11, 2003

Description

FreeScripts VisitorBook LE (visitorbook.pl) does not properly escape line breaks in input, which allows remote attackers to (1) use VisitorBook as an open mail relay, when $mailuser is 1, via extra headers in the email field, or (2) cause the guestbook database to be deleted via a large number of line breaks that exceeds the $max_posts variable.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 11, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 10, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0979
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2003-0979
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2003-0979