CVE-2002-1628: Directory traversal vulnerability in vote.cgi for Mike Spice Mike's Vote CGI before 1.3 allows remote attacker

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2002-1628 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting mikes vote cgi. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Directory traversal vulnerability in vote.cgi for Mike Spice Mike's Vote CGI before 1.3 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the type parameter.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	3.3% (top 12%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2002-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: mike spice

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2002-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 21:59 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mike spice mikes vote cgi DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0 · 1.1 · 1.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy mikes-vote-cgi || rpm -q mikes-vote-cgi || mikes-vote-cgi --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison mikes-vote-cgi sudo apt install mikes-vote-cgi=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold mikes-vote-cgi

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list mikes-vote-cgi sudo dnf downgrade mikes-vote-cgi-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add mikes-vote-cgi

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2002-1628?

mikes vote cgi: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2002-1628 being exploited?

CVE-2002-1628 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2002-1628 affect?

CVE-2002-1628 affects mikes vote cgi. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Directory traversal vulnerability in vote.cgi for Mike Spice Mike's Vote CGI before 1.3 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the type parameter.

How urgent is CVE-2002-1628?

Priority 40/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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