VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0720
news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to the author index, which allows remote attackers to add new authors by directly posting an HTTP request to the new.cgi program with an addAuthor parameter,…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 6.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to the author index, which allows remote attackers to add new authors by directly posting an HTTP request to the new.cgi program with an addAuthor parameter, and setting the Referer to the news.cgi program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 6.16% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gwscripts/gwscripts news publisher
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=003301c0123b%2418f8c1a0%24953b29d4%40e8s9s4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5169
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=003301c0123b%2418f8c1a0%24953b29d4%40e8s9s4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5169
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.