CVE-2000-1076 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can gain administrative privileges by accessing the plaintext-stored administrative password in the server software.

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-2000-1076?

CVE-2000-1076 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Netscape (iPlanet) Certificate Management System 4.2 and Directory Server 4.12 stores the administrative password in plaintext, which could allow local and possibly remote attackers to gain administrative privileges on the server.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1076?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netscape Directory Server, Sun Iplanet Certificate Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2000-1076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f298-64xr-j8x2.

Is CVE-2000-1076 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free