CVE-2000-0944

CRITICAL

CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0944. PoCs published by morpheus[bd].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a password change vulnerability in News Update 1.1 by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to the CGI script. It bypasses authentication to set a new password for the news update form.

Description

CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote attackers to modify the password without knowing the original password.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by morpheus[bd] · cwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/179

This exploit targets a password change vulnerability in News Update 1.1 by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to the CGI script. It bypasses authentication to set a new password for the news update form.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: News Update 1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target web server · CGI script path (/cgi-bin/dummy/newsup/newsup.pl)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0402.html
Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1881
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5433

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1127
EPSS Percentile 95.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-522
Status published
Products (1)
cgi/script_center_news_update 1.1
Published Dec 19, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026