CVE-2000-1068

pollit.cgi in Poll It 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the poll_options parameter.

Published: 2000-12-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1068 is rated High Risk (65.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1068

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 6.03% 2.32% -3.71%
2 2025-03-29 2.32% 6.03% +3.71%
3 2025-03-17 2.32%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1068

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1068

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1068

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cgi-world poll_it 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cgi-world:poll_it:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cgi-world poll_it_pro 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cgi-world:poll_it_pro:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1068

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