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(Breach Security ) [Project Leader]

The Web Hacking Incidents Database
Last update:07 November 2007

List of incidents for 2000

Other years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


There are 5 incidents for 2000
WHID 2000-6: Inforeading.com defacement using command injection
Date: 15 December 2000
Incident Type: Security Breach
WASC Threat Classification: OS Commanding

Executing local commands using URL parameters

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WHID 2000-5: Eve.com exposes customers order information
Date: 13 September 2000
Incident Type: Vulnerability Disclosure
WASC Threat Classification: Credential/Session Prediction

View other customers orders by changing a sequential number within a URL parameter

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WHID 2000-4: Sensitive files left unprotected on Western Union's Web
Date: 10 September 2000
Incident Type: Security Breach
WASC Threat Classification: Predictable Resource Location

Sensitive files were left in a publicly accessible directory during a maintenance window

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WHID 2000-2: IKEA exposes customer information on catalog site
Date: 06 September 2000
Incident Type: Vulnerability Disclosure
WASC Threat Classification: Information Leakage, Insufficient Authentication

Error message revealed a database file location, which could be downloaded.

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WHID 2000-3: Gaffe at Amazon leaves email addresses exposed
Date: 06 September 2000
Incident Type: Vulnerability Disclosure
WASC Threat Classification: Information Leakage

E-mail addresses of other customers displayed by mistake, no hacking was required

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