# CVE-2005-1900: Sawmill before 7.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and (1) gain administrative privileges or (2) add a license.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Sawmill before 7.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and (1) gain administrative privileges or (2) add a license.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/17100
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014106
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/sawmill-admin.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/17101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15499
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20879
- http://www.sawmill.net/version_history7.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20880

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