X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows attackers to authenticate as other users by obtaining the MD5 checksum of the password, e.g. via sniffing or the users.txt data file, and providing it in a cookie.

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via terminating quotes and metacharacters in text fields of the "Advanced Settings" capability.

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, such as the full server pathname and other configuration settings, via the viewnews command with an invalid database, which leaks the information in error messages.

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files, and possibly gain privileges, via the (1) pheader or (2) pfooter parameters in the "Advanced Settings" capability.

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain database files via a direct URL-encoded request to (1) default%2edb or (2) default%2edb.style, or remote authenticated users to perform administrative actions via (3) a database parameter set to default%2edb.

news.cgi in GWScripts News Publisher does not properly authenticate requests to add an author to the author index, which allows remote attackers to add new authors by directly posting an HTTP request to the new.cgi program with an addAuthor parameter, and setting the Referer to the news.cgi program.

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.