CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 Password Change improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CGI Script Center News Update 1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Password Change Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0944. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CGI Script Center News Update 1.1. This affects some unknown processing of the component Password Change Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote attackers to modify the password without knowing the original password.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2000. The weakness was published 10/27/2000 by FIRST as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0944. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10186 (CGI Script Center News Update Password Changing Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5433), Exploit-DB (179), SecurityFocus (BID 1881†), OSVDB (1630†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6686†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/27/2000 🔍
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12/19/2000 +53 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +794 days 🔍
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07/01/2014 +3467 days 🔍
10/12/2025 +4121 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16155
X-Force: 5433 - News Update allows attacker to bypass password protection
SecurityFocus: 1881 - CGI Script Center News Update Password Changing Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1630 - CGI Script Center News Update Unauthenticated Admin Password Modification
Vulnerability Center: 6686 - CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 Allows Modifying Password via \, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 00:25
Updated: 10/12/2025 05:07
Changes: 07/02/2014 00:25 (68), 06/03/2019 08:20 (1), 09/05/2024 14:47 (18), 10/12/2025 05:07 (4)
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