PowerScripts PlusMail CGI program allows remote attackers to execute commands via a password file with improper permissions.

published 2000-01-11 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0073

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.8%; EPSS 9.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 3; Exploit-DB

Timeline

2000-01-11 First public exploit (EDB-20800)
2000-01-11 Published

Exploit prediction

9.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-20801 PowerScripts PlusMail WebConsole 1.0 - Weak Authentication (3) remote, 2000-01-20
EDB-20800 PowerScripts PlusMail WebConsole 1.0 - Weak Authentication (2) remote, 2000-01-11
EDB-20799 PowerScripts PlusMail WebConsole 1.0 - Weak Authentication (1) remote, 2000-01-11

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0074

Sources

CVE List CVE-2000-0074
NVD CVE-2000-0074

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Summary