YOP Poll <= 6.3.0 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Preview Module

5.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24833
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Vishnupriya Ilango - Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs

Description

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, which exists in the Admin preview module where a user with a role as low as author is allowed to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of question and answer text parameters in Create Poll module.

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Vulnerability Details for YOP Poll

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug yop-poll (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 6.3.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 6.3.0
Patched Version
  • 6.3.1

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