VDB-16088 · CVE-2000-1069 · XFDB 5419

CGI-World Poll It 1.6/2.0/2.01 pollit.cgi entered_password/admin_password privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CGI-World Poll It 1.6/2.0/2.01. The affected element is an unknown function of the file pollit.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument entered_password/admin_password leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-1069. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CGI-World Poll It 1.6/2.0/2.01 (Survey Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pollit.cgi. The manipulation of the argument entered_password/admin_password with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

pollit.cgi in Poll It 2.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to access administrative functions without knowing the real password by specifying the same value to the entered_password and admin_password parameters.

The weakness was presented 01/22/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-1069. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at X-Force (5419), Exploit-DB (177) and OSVDB (6985†). See VDB-16087 and VDB-16089 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2000 🔍
01/22/2001 +42 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +1172 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +3735 days 🔍
09/07/2024 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1069 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16088
X-Force: 5419 - Poll It $admin_password variable could be used to remotely access the administration screen
OSVDB: 6985 - Poll It pollit.cgi Administration Authentication Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2014 16:42
Updated: 09/07/2024 16:18
Changes: 07/01/2014 16:42 (55), 04/06/2019 11:36 (5), 09/07/2024 16:18 (18)
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