CVE-2000-0944: Cgi Script Center News Update

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 11.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CGI Script Center News Update 1.1 does not properly validate the original news administration password during a password change operation, which allows remote attackers to modify the password without knowing the original password.

Affected products

• Cgi Script Center News Update: version 1.1 only

Published 2000-12-19. Last modified 2026-09-23.