What is CVE-2000-0944?

CVE-2000-0944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cgi Script_center_news_update, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2000-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2000-0944?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cgi Script_center_news_update

CVE-2000-0944

CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote attackers to modify the password without knowing the original password.

EPSS: 0.113 (95.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cgi Script_center_news_update — versions 1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0944?: CVE-2000-0944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cgi Script_center_news_update, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2000-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2000-0944?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.