Description
Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the data_dir parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- CGI-World Poll It 2.0 - Internal Variable Override EDB-20059 · remote · Jul 4, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4878 vdb-entry
- 1431 vdb-entry
- 20000706 Vulnerability in Poll_It cgi v2.0 mailing-list