CVE-2000-0720
5.0 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2000-0720 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gwscripts gwscripts_news_publisher. It was published on October 20, 2000 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical 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.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gwscripts. Update gwscripts_news_publisher to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2000-0720?
CVE-2000-0720 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gwscripts gwscripts_news_publisher. It was published on October 20, 2000 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2000-0720?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2000-0720?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gwscripts. Update gwscripts_news_publisher to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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