# CVE-2000-0688: Subscribe Me LITE does not properly authenticate attempts to change the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2000-09-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Subscribe Me LITE does not properly authenticate attempts to change the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges for the Account Manager by directly calling the subscribe.pl script with the setpwd parameter.

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## References

- http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com/subscribe/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1607
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0292.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96722957421029&w=2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20176
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20177

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