CVE-2007-1998 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary PHP code via the Email field in HIOX Guest Book, leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-1998?

CVE-2007-1998 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in HIOX Guest Book (HGB) 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via the Email field, which results in code execution through a direct request to gb.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1998?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hiox India Guest Book.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2007-1998 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1998 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h6m4-wh5q-f97x.

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