Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24834YOP Poll < 6.3.1 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Options Module

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in YOP Poll from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which exists in the Create Poll - Options 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 custom label parameters - vote button label , results link label and back to vote caption label.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	YOP Poll	6.3.1 – before 6.3.1

Weakness: CWE-79

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/72f58b14-e5cb-4f1c-a16f-621238c6ebbf x_refsource_MISC
https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-053 x_refsource_MISC