CVE-2000-0689 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to change the administrator password and gain privileged access to Account Manager 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-2000-0689?
CVE-2000-0689 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
Account Manager 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 amadmin.pl script with the setpasswd parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cgi Script Center Account Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0689 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-2000-0689 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0689 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhgh-vxgw-ph3w.