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CVE-2000-0720 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5169 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621 CVEExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=003301c0123b%2418f8c1a0%24953b29d4%40e8s9s4 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5169 [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621 [email protected]ExploitVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gwscripts gwscripts news publisher
1.05
1.05a
1.05b
1.06

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0720
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0720 Details - Not Deferred