TI-2000-00586 Aliases CVE-2000-0588 GHSA-cvw6-7vx8-mh9x

SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary…

LOW 33CWE-200Published 2000-10-13 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter, whose contents SawMill attempts to parse as configuration commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07488 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sawmill:sawmill:5.0.21:::::::*	5.0.21	Vulnerable	Sawmill

cpe:2.3:a:sawmill:sawmill:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.21 Vulnerable ·Sawmill

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0588
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvw6-7vx8-mh9x

References

Exploit 1

20000626 sawmill5.0.21 old path bug & weak hash algorithm

Other 1

20000706 Patch for Flowerfire Sawmill Vulnerabilities Available

TI-2017-03516 Sawmill Enterprise 8.7.9 allows remote attackers to gain login access by leveraging knowledge of a password hash. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2000-00587 SawMill 5.0.21 uses weak encryption to store passwords, which allows attackers to easily… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-01801 Sawmill before 7.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and (1) gain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2013-04327 Unspecified vulnerability in the update and build database page in Sawmill before 8.6.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-02783 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sawmill 7.0.0 through 7.1.13 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2005-01802 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sawmill before 7.1.6 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

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Sources

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