CVE-2000-0720

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 progr...

CVE-2000-0720

The vulnerability CVE-2000-0720 affects GWScripts News Publisher (news.cgi and the new.cgi author-adding path). The root cause is improper authentication on author-adding requests, enabling a remote attacker to add new authors by posting to new.cgi with an addAuthor parameter while setting the Re...

CVE-2000-0720

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 progr...