# CVE-2000-0431: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can bypass cgiwrap restrictions to modify files on Cobalt RaQ servers due to improper file permissions set during FrontPage uploads.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7qpm-q5rp-cvqf

## What is CVE-2000-0431?

CVE-2000-0431 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cobalt RaQ2 and RaQ3 does not properly set the access permissions and ownership for files that are uploaded via FrontPage, which allows attackers to bypass cgiwrap and modify files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0431?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Cobalt Raq 2, Sun Cobalt Raq 3i.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-1999-0722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0722/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0346/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0348/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0347/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2000-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0234/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0431 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0431 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0431/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0431
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0431
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0431

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0431/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.