SawMill 5.0.21 uses weak encryption to store passwords, which allows attackers to easily…
Priority LOW 39CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SawMill 5.0.21 uses weak encryption to store passwords, which allows attackers to easily decrypt the password and modify the SawMill configuration.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03668 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r6c-fvxf-rg87
References
More Sawmill vulnerabilities
- 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-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-2000-00586 SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2000-0589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6r6c-fvxf-rg87 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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