CVE-2000-0688 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in CGI Script Center's Subscribe Me LITE, specifically version 2.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to change the administrator password and gain full control over the Account Manager by directly calling the subscribe.pl script with the "setpwd" parameter, due to improper authentication. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100 further emphasizes its severity. While not currently on the CISA KEV list or experiencing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgi_script_center:subscribe_me_lite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.