Mike Spice Mikes Vote CGI up to 1.2 vote.cgi Type path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mike Spice Mikes Vote CGI up to 1.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file vote.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument Type can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1628. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mike Spice Mikes Vote CGI up to 1.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file vote.cgi. The manipulation of the argument type with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in vote.cgi for Mike Spice Mike s Vote CGI before 1.3 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the type parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2002. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 by Mike as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1628 since 03/26/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 349 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10460 (Mike Spice Mike's Vote CGI Input Validation Error Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7971), SecurityFocus (BID 3854†), OSVDB (3514†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13454†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mikes Vote CGI 1.3

Timelineinfo

01/09/2002 🔍
01/09/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2002 +7 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +349 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2005 +816 days 🔍
12/20/2006 +634 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +2784 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +4048 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Mike
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1628 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1628
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19282
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X-Force: 7971 - Mike`s Vote CGI vote.cgi directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 3854 - Mike Spice Mike's Vote CGI Input Validation Error Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3514 - Mike Spice - Mike's Vote CGI - Input Validation Error
Vulnerability Center: 13454 - Mike Spice Mike\x27s Vote Directory Traversal via .. (dot dot), Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 10:26
Updated: 09/03/2025 11:32
Changes: 08/04/2014 10:26 (63), 07/12/2019 11:17 (4), 11/18/2024 06:49 (17), 09/03/2025 11:32 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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