CVE-2000-0944
criticalCGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote…
Vendor / product: Cgi — script center news update
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.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2000-12-19 05:00
Modified: 2026-09-23 10:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
cgi / script_center_news_update 1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html
Vendor advisory: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881
Vendor advisory: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html
Vendor advisory: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html cve@mitre.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881 cve@mitre.org
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433 cve@mitre.org
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC · record ↗