CVE-2006-4653: (1) Amazing Little Poll and (2) Amazing Little Picture Poll store sensitive information under the web root wit

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0MITIGATEMITIGATE

CVE-2006-4653 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting amazing little picture poll, amazing little poll. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

(1) Amazing Little Poll and (2) Amazing Little Picture Poll store sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read the admin password via a direct request for the lp_settings file (lp_settings.inc or lp_settings.php).

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	1.5% (top 25%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-09-09
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: amazing little picture poll · amazing little poll

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-09-09 00:04 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:29 UTCUpdated Record last modified

amazing little picture poll amazing little picture poll MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy amazing-little-picture-poll || rpm -q amazing-little-picture-poll || amazing-little-picture-poll --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

amazing little poll amazing little poll MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy amazing-little-poll || rpm -q amazing-little-poll || amazing-little-poll --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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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-2006-4653?

amazing little picture poll: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; amazing little poll: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-4653 being exploited?

CVE-2006-4653 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-2006-4653 affect?

CVE-2006-4653 affects amazing little picture poll, amazing little poll. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). (1) Amazing Little Poll and (2) Amazing Little Picture Poll store sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read the admin password via a direct request for the lp_settings f

How urgent is CVE-2006-4653?

Priority 36/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-4652 HIGH 7.5 MITIGATE MITIGATE (1) Amazing Little Poll and (2) Amazing Little Picture Poll have a default password of "dsapoll", which allows

References

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