CVE-2006-3753: setcookie.php for the administration login in Professional Home Page Tools Guestbook records the hash of the a

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4MITIGATE

CVE-2006-3753 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting professional home page tools guestbook. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

setcookie.php for the administration login in Professional Home Page Tools Guestbook records the hash of the administrator password in a cookie, which allows attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks after obtaining the hash.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 33%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-07-21
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: professional home page tools

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-07-21 14:03 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:27 UTCUpdated Record last modified

professional home page tools professional home page tools guestbook MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy professional-home-page-tools-guestbook || rpm -q professional-home-page-tools-guestbook || professional-home-page-tools-guestbook --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-3753?

professional home page tools guestbook: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-3753 being exploited?

CVE-2006-3753 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-3753 affect?

CVE-2006-3753 affects professional home page tools guestbook. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). setcookie.php for the administration login in Professional Home Page Tools Guestbook records the hash of the administrator password in a cookie, which allows attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks after obtaining the has

How urgent is CVE-2006-3753?

Priority 39/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-3837 MEDIUM 5.0 MITIGATE delcookie.php in Professional Home Page Tools Guestbook changes the expiration date of a cookie instead of del
CVE-2006-3752 HIGH 7.5 MITIGATE Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in class.php in Professional Home Page Tools Guestbook allow remote att

References

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