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WP-Polls vulnerabilities
WP-Polls has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 22 Jan 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Latest version
- 3.0.2
- Last updated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 22 Jan 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-13426 | Medium 5.4 | Before 2.77.3 | Fixed in 2.77.3 | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Security weakness CVE-2022-1581 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.76.0 | Fixed in 2.76.0 | 21 Nov 2022 |
| Security weakness CVE-2022-40130 | Medium 4.3 | Before 2.77.0 | Fixed in 2.77.0 | 18 Nov 2022 |
| SQL injection CVE-2015-9352 | Critical 9.8 | Before 2.72 | Fixed in 2.72 | 27 Aug 2019 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2016-10936 | Medium 6.1 | Before 2.73.1 | Fixed in 2.73.1 | 27 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-13426, 22 Jan 2025
- The WP-Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via COOKIE in all versions up to, and including, 2.77.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries. Those queries are stored and results are not displayed to the attacker, which means they cannot be exploited to obtain any additional information about the database. However, a properly configured payload allows for the injection of malicious JavaScript resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting. CVE record
- CVE-2022-1581, 21 Nov 2022
- The WP-Polls WordPress plugin before 2.76.0 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations to vote in certain situations. CVE record
- CVE-2022-40130, 18 Nov 2022
- Auth. (subscriber+) Race Condition vulnerability in WP-Polls plugin <= 2.76.0 on WordPress. CVE record
- CVE-2015-9352, 27 Aug 2019
- The wp-polls plugin before 2.72 for WordPress has SQL injection. CVE record
- CVE-2016-10936, 27 Aug 2019
- The wp-polls plugin before 2.73.1 for WordPress has XSS via the Poll bar option. CVE record
What to do if you run WP-Polls
If you run WP-Polls, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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