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
Published Sep 21, 2000
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.18%
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
No data.
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07177) | 94.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07177) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 9.38% (0.09380) | 92.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.23% (0.08226) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.58% (0.12585) | 89.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.23% (0.08226) | 91.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.99% (0.06990) | 90.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.65% (0.04646) | 92.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.46% (0.03461) | 90.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sun/2000-q3/0001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNPatchVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0105.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1554 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5069 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sun/2000-q3/0001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0105.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1554 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5069 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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