SQL Injection in WordPress Poll Project
CVE-2020-24315
Vinoj Cardoza WordPress Poll Plugin v36 and lower executes SQL statement passed in via the pollid POST parameter due to a lack of user input escaping. This allows users who craft specific SQL statements to dump the entire targets database.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ (URL Repurposed, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/cardoza-wordpress-poll/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24315?
- CVE-2020-24315 is a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress Poll Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24315?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-24315 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.