XSS in Yop-Poll Yop Poll

CVE-2021-24833

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24833?
CVE-2021-24833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yop-Poll Yop Poll, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-24833?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24833 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.