Description
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.
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
- Poll It CGI 2.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-177 · webapps · Nov 15, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- pollit-admin-password-var(5419) vdb-entry
- 20001023 Re: Poll It v2.0 cgi (again) mailing-list