CVE-2000-0944 describes a critical vulnerability in CGI Script Center News Update 1.1, where the software fails to properly validate the original administration password during a password change operation. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to modify the administrator password without prior knowledge, leading to a complete compromise of the news administration panel. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating the potential for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgi:script_center_news_update:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.