CVE-2000-0720 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in GWScripts News Publisher's news.cgi script. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to add new authors to the author index by directly crafting an HTTP POST request with an addAuthor parameter and a spoofed Referer header. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating low attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.05aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.05bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.