CVE-2000-0944

Current Description

CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote attackers to modify the password without knowing the original password.

Basic Data

Published	December 19, 2000
Last Modified	October 10, 2017
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	NETWORK
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score	7.5
Severity	HIGH
Exploitability Score	10.0
Impact Score	6.4
Obtain All Privilege	false
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	true

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other	Version Start Including	Version End Including	Version Start Excluding	Version End Excluding
2.3	Application	Cgi Script Center	News Update	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cgi Script Center	News Update	1.1

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
20001027 CGI-Bug: News Update 1.1 administration password bug	http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html	BUGTRAQ	Vendor Advisory
1881	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881	BID	Exploit Vendor Advisory
news-update-bypass-password(5433)	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433	XF