CVE-2024-3600

Description

The Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to a missing capability check on the ays_poll_maker_quick_start AJAX action in addition to insufficient escaping and sanitization in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create quizzes and inject malicious web scripts into them that execute when a user visits the page.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.60%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: ays-pro Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fec015e1-7f64-4917-a242-90bd1135f680?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3071296%40poll-maker&new=3071296%40poll-maker&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-3600?
CVE-2024-3600 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-3600?
To fix CVE-2024-3600, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-3600 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-3600 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-3600?
CVE-2024-3600 affects ays-pro Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin.
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