CVE-2000-0720 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can add new authors to GWScripts News Publisher by bypassing authentication checks in news.cgi.
- 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-2000-0720?
CVE-2000-0720 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to the author index, which allows remote attackers to add new authors by directly posting an HTTP request to the new.cgi program with an addAuthor parameter, and setting the Referer to the news.cgi program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gwscripts Gwscripts News Publisher.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2000-0720 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0720 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vr7c-vmw2-482c.