CVE-2001-0972 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Surf-Net ASP Forum versions prior to 2.30. Attackers could gain administrative privileges by guessing easily predictable session cookies, which were based on the UserID, specifically targeting UserID 1. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surf-net:asp_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surf-net:asp_forum:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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