news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an…
Priority LOW 32Published · 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
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06155 93rd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.05 | Vulnerable | Gwscripts |
| cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.05a | Vulnerable | Gwscripts |
| cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.05b | Vulnerable | Gwscripts |
| cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.06 | Vulnerable | Gwscripts |
- cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.05 Vulnerable ·Gwscripts
- cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.05a Vulnerable ·Gwscripts
- cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.05b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.05b Vulnerable ·Gwscripts
- cpe:2.3:a:gwscripts:gwscripts_news_publisher:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.06 Vulnerable ·Gwscripts
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0720
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr7c-vmw2-482c
References
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Sources
- CVE-2000-0720 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0720 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr7c-vmw2-482c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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