CVE•Published 2007-08-09•Modified 2026-04-23•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2007-4290Stadtaus · Guestbook_script
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Guestbook Script 1.9 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the script_root parameter to (1) delete.php, (2) edit.php, or (3) inc/common.inc.php; or (4) database.php, (5) entries.php, (6) index.php, (7) logout.php, or (8) settings.php in admin/. NOTE: a third party disputes this vulnerability, noting that these scripts defend against direct requests
Timeline
Published 2007-08-09
Modified 2026-04-23
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2007-4290Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Stadtaus Guestbook Script" version:"1.9"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Guestbook Script"HTTP body or banner mentions "Guestbook Script" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2007-4290Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2007-4290Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2007-4290Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2007-4290GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2007-4290" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2007-4290 on GitHub.