CVE-2000-0696

Public Exploit

Description

The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 does not properly authenticate requests to its supporting CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to add user accounts to the interface by directly calling the admin CGI script.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.23% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1554	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sun/2000-q3/0001.html	patch vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0105.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5069	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0696?: CVE-2000-0696 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0696?: To fix CVE-2000-0696, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0696 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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