CVE-2000-0590 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the data_dir parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.03% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-07-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cgi-world | poll it |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CGI-World Poll It 2.0 - Internal Variable Override | 2000-07-04 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0076.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1431
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4878
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0076.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1431
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4878
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