XSS in Ays-Pro Poll Maker
CVE-2024-9462
The Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via poll settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e6434fb-390d-439d-bf3e-9afe8… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/5.4.6/includes/lists/class-p… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/5.4.6/includes/lists/class-p… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/5.4.6/includes/lists/class-p… (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9462?
- CVE-2024-9462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ays-Pro Poll Maker, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9462?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9462 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.