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

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

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug yop-poll (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 6.3.0
Patched Version
  • 6.3.1
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