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CVE-2006-1698: Matt Wright Guestbook lets attackers run scripts via inputs

CVE-2006-1698 · published 20 years ago

Summary

The Guestbook version 2.3.1 can be tricked into running malicious code when someone enters specially crafted text in the URL, city, state or country fields. If exploited, an attacker could display false information, steal user data, or take actions as the visitor. Update to a patched version or disable the affected input fields until a fix is applied.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
matt_wright	matt_wright_guestbook	<= 2.3.1 `cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:matt_wright_guestbook::::::::`

Original advisory text

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Matt Wright Guestbook 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url, (2) city, (3) state, or (4) country parameters. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information, although it is likely that they are the result of post-disclosure analysis.

References

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.3 Medium

Exploitation

1% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published11 Apr 2006

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2006-1698 · NVD

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