CVE-2000-0590
Poll It 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via data_dir Parameter
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0590. PoCs published by Adrian Daminato.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a variable overwrite vulnerability in Poll It, a Perl CGI application, by manipulating the 'data_dir' parameter via a GET request to read arbitrary files, such as '/etc/passwd'. The vulnerability arises due to insecure handling of user-supplied input.
Description
Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the data_dir parameter.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a variable overwrite vulnerability in Poll It, a Perl CGI application, by manipulating the 'data_dir' parameter via a GET request to read arbitrary files, such as '/etc/passwd'. The vulnerability arises due to insecure handling of user-supplied input.