VDB-16087 · CVE-2000-1068 · XFDB 5792

CGI-World Poll It 1.6/2.0 pollit.cgi poll_options privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CGI-World Poll It 1.6/2.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file pollit.cgi. This manipulation of the argument poll_options causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-1068. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CGI-World Poll It 1.6/2.0 (Survey Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file pollit.cgi. The manipulation of the argument poll_options with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pollit.cgi in Poll It 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the poll_options parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1068. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/06/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5792). The entries VDB-16088 and VDB-16089 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Survey Software

Vendor

CGI-World

Name

Poll It

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2000 🔍
12/11/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +4950 days 🔍
04/06/2019 +1740 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2000-1068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16087
X-Force: 5792 - Poll It poll_options variable allow execution of arbitrary commands

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2014 16:40
Updated: 04/06/2019 11:31
Changes: 07/01/2014 16:40 (41), 04/06/2019 11:31 (12)
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