# CVE-2003-1541: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read the admin password file via direct request, leading to credential theft and potential account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c26f-86m7-5qpw

## What is CVE-2003-1541?

CVE-2003-1541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1541?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Planetmoon Guestbook.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1541 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1541 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Planetmoon - Guestbook Clear Text Password Retrieval (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1541 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1541/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1541

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