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
EPSS: 0.020 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Wordpress_poll_project Wordpress_poll
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (URL Repurposed, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, 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.