CVE-2000-0720
news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0720- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0720- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0716 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0716- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vr7c-vmw2-482c No score
news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vr7c-vmw2-482c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GWScripts News Publisher 1.0 - 'author.file' Write | 2000-08-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0720 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gwscripts News Publisher, published October 20, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.16%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5169
securityfocus.com/bid/1621
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0720
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr7c-vmw2-482c