CVE-2000-0696

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Published Sep 21, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.4.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0692	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.2% (7.177% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sun/2000-q3/0001.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0105.html
http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1554
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5069

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris Answerbook2

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 21, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM
Reserved: Sep 19, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 20, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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