CVE DATABASE / CVE-2000-0944
CVE-2000-0944
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Cgi script center news update
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.