CVE-2006-2131

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2006-2131 · Published 01/05/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-2131 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting advanced poll (advanced poll).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 76.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
advanced poll advanced_poll	`= 2.0.4`	No fix yet

Description

include/class_poll.php in Advanced Poll 2.0.4 uses the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR (X-Forwarded-For HTTP header) to identify the IP address of a client, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the source IP and bypass voting restrictions.

References

evuln.com/vulns/131/summary.html
secunia.com/advisories/19899
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1603
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26154

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