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    CVE-2000-0720

    news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to the author index, which allows remote attackers to add new authors by directly posting an HTTP request to the new.cgi program with an addAuthor parameter, and setting the Referer to the news.cgi program.

    Published:Oct 20, 2000
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 7, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.03638
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gwscripts
    Product
    Gwscripts News Publisher

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1621https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20183

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High