Vulnerability Details 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, and setting the Referer to the news.cgi program.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.036
EPSS Ranking 87.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621
- 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/1621
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=003301c0123b%2418f8c1a0%24953b29d4%40e8s9s4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5169
Products affected by CVE-2000-0720
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cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05
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cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05a
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cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05b
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cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.06