CVE-2000-0944

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-522

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Dec 19, 2000
Last modified: Sep 23, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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