CVE-2000-0590 Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the data_dir parameter.
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0590 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2000-0590 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0590 exists.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0590/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0590?
CVE-2000-0590 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003.
Official description
Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the data_dir parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cgi-World Poll It.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0590 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0590 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3qf-8c2m-c92q.