# CVE-2000-0696: The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 does not properly authenticate requests to its supporting CGI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2000-09-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1554
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sun/2000-q3/0001.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0105.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5069
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20144

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