Jax Guestbook 3.1 and 3.31 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain IP addresses of users via a direct request to (1) guestbook, (2) guestbook_ips2block, (3) ips2block, and (4) formmailer/logfile.csv.
CVE-2005-4880
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 82.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 31, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (4)
- cve@mitrehttp://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/08/jax-php-scripts-multiple.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/16337
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/08/jax-php-scripts-multiple.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16337
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (4 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-26089✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 5, 2005
Jax PHP Scripts 1.0/1.34/2.14/3.31 - Guestbook File Client IP Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-26090✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 5, 2005
Jax PHP Scripts 1.0/1.34/2.14/3.31 - guestbook_ips2block Banned IP List Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-26091✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 5, 2005
Jax PHP Scripts 1.0/1.34/2.14/3.31 - ips2block Banned IP List Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-26092✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 5, 2005
Jax PHP Scripts 1.0/1.34/2.14/3.31 - logfile.csv User IP Disclosure
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