CVE-2000-0622 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Webfind CGI program of O'Reilly WebSite Professional web server versions 2.x. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server by submitting a specially crafted URL with an excessively long "keywords" parameter. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website_professional:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website_professional:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website_professional:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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