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CVE-2002-0589

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PVote before 1.9 allows remote attackers to change the administrative password and gain privileges by directly calling ch_info.php with the newpass and confirm parameters both set to the new password.

Affected products

• Steve Korbett Pvote: 1.0, 1.0a, 1.0b, 1.5

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268231
• http://orbit-net.net:8001/php/pvote/
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8878.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4541
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268231
• http://orbit-net.net:8001/php/pvote/
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8878.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4541

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