PVote before 1.9 allows remote attackers to change the administrative password and gain…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07011 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Steve Korbett |
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0a | Vulnerable | Steve Korbett |
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b | Vulnerable | Steve Korbett |
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Steve Korbett |
- cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Steve Korbett
- cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0a Vulnerable ·Steve Korbett
- cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b Vulnerable ·Steve Korbett
- cpe:2.3:a:steve_korbett:pvote:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Steve Korbett
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f2r-xhjm-7w7f
References
More Steve Korbett Pvote vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00572 PVote before 1.9 does not authenticate users for restricted operations, which allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-0589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f2r-xhjm-7w7f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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