Description

WordPress Plugin WP-Polls is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. WordPress Plugin WP-Polls version 2.73 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.73.1 or latest

References

https://www.netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-16-009-reflected-xss-vulnerability-identified-in-wp-polls-2-73/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-polls/changelog/

Related Vulnerabilities

Moodle Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2022-35650)

WordPress Plugin Simple Post Cross-Site Scripting (1.1)

phpMyAdmin Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2016-6610)

Moodle Resource Management Errors Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0217)

Joomla Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2018-11327)

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-79 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update XSS