CVE-2021-24454
In the YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.2.8, when a pool is created with the options "Allow other answers", "Display other answers in the result list" and "Show results", it can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues as the 'Other' answer is not…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.2.8, when a pool is created with the options "Allow other answers", "Display other answers in the result list" and "Show results", it can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues as the 'Other' answer is not sanitised before being output in the page. The execution of the XSS payload depends on the 'Show results' option selected, which could be before or after sending the vote for example.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.59% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- yop-poll/yop poll
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48ade7a5-5abb-4267-b9b6-13e31e1b3e91Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.in-spired.xyz/discovering-wordpress-plugin-yop-polls-v6-2-7-stored-xss/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48ade7a5-5abb-4267-b9b6-13e31e1b3e91Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.in-spired.xyz/discovering-wordpress-plugin-yop-polls-v6-2-7-stored-xss/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.