CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0696

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to administrative functions, leading to unauthorized management of user accounts in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to implement proper authentication mechanisms and restrict access to the administrative interface.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS