CVE-2002-0589 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PVote before 1.9 allows remote attackers to change the administrative password and gain privileges by directly calling ch_info.php with the newpass and confirm parameters both set to the new password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.01% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-06-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| steve korbett | pvote |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PVote 1.0/1.5 - Unauthorized Administrative Password Change | 2002-04-18 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268231
- http://orbit-net.net:8001/php/pvote/
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8878.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4541
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268231
- http://orbit-net.net:8001/php/pvote/
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8878.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4541
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