CVE-2000-0688 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication to change the administrator password and gain Account Manager privileges in Subscribe Me LITE.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2000-0688?

CVE-2000-0688 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Subscribe Me LITE does not properly authenticate attempts to change the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges for the Account Manager by directly calling the subscribe.pl script with the setpwd parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0688?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cgi Script Center Subscribe Me Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2000-0688 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0688 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7q8-c93w-mjgm.

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