CVE-2002-0588

PVote < 1.9 - Unauthenticated Poll Manipulation via add.php or del.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0588. PoCs published by Daniel Nyström.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates how to add or delete polls in PVote by manipulating URL parameters without authentication. It leverages improper access control in the application.

Description

PVote before 1.9 does not authenticate users for restricted operations, which allows remote attackers to add or delete polls by modifying parameters to (1) add.php or (2) del.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Daniel Nyström · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21391

This exploit demonstrates how to add or delete polls in PVote by manipulating URL parameters without authentication. It leverages improper access control in the application.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PVote (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8877.php
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4540
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268231
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://orbit-net.net:8001/php/pvote/

Scores

EPSS 0.0661
EPSS Percentile 93.0%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
steve_korbett/pvote 1.0
steve_korbett/pvote 1.0a
steve_korbett/pvote 1.0b
steve_korbett/pvote 1.5
Published Jun 18, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026