CVE-2000-0590
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
7.03% (94th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the data_dir parameter.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.5
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
02
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-200USLLM-inferred
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-20059CGI-World Poll It 2.0 - Internal Variable Overridefunctional · exploit_db
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
05
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
06
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 2000-07-04modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0076.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1431enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4878enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0076.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1431PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4878nvd
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