CVE-2000-0688

Subscribe Me LITE - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2000-0688. PoCs published by n30, teleh0r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML form exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in CGI Script Centers' Subscribe Me Lite by allowing any remote user to set a new administrative password without prior authentication. The exploit directly submits a new password to the vulnerable `subscribe.pl` script, granting full administrative privileges.

Description

Subscribe Me LITE does not properly authenticate attempts to change the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges for the Account Manager by directly calling the subscribe.pl script with the setpwd parameter.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by n30 · htmlremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20177

This HTML form exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in CGI Script Centers' Subscribe Me Lite by allowing any remote user to set a new administrative password without prior authentication. The exploit directly submits a new password to the vulnerable `subscribe.pl` script, granting full administrative privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CGI Script Centers Subscribe Me Lite
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target server's `subscribe.pl` script
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by teleh0r · perlremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20176

This exploit targets CVE-2000-0688, an authentication bypass vulnerability in CGI Script Centers' Subscribe Me Lite 2.0. It sends a crafted POST request to change the administrative password without authentication, granting full administrative privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CGI Script Centers Subscribe Me Lite 2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Subscribe Me Lite 2.0 installed and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com/subscribe/
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1607
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0292.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96722957421029&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0781
EPSS Percentile 93.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
cgi_script_center/subscribe_me_lite 2.0
Published Oct 20, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026