poll_it.txt

The CGI is available from: http://www.cgi-world.com/pollit.html The bug takes place when calling the CGI and passing it parameters that overwrite settings initialized in the CGI: /cgi-bin/pollit/PollItSSIv2.0.cgi?datadir=/etc/passwd%00 Because the CGI initializes it's internal variables before...

CVE-2000-0590

Poll It 2.0 CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the datadir parameter...

CGI-World Poll It 2.0 - Internal Variable Override

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1431/info Poll It is a Perl CGI application used to create and maintain opinion polls on websites. The program relies on a number of internal variables. These variables can be overwritten by any remote user by specifying the new value as a variable in the...