vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: poll-maker: CVE-2021-24651: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 13, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 13, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Poll Maker WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 allows unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection via the ays_finish_poll AJAX action. While the result is not disclosed in the response, it is possible to use a timing attack to exfiltrate data such as password hash.
Solution
poll-maker-plugin-cve-2021-24651
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24651
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e271effa-2c40-4635-ad6b-ca82b4742567?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11563
- CVE-2021-24651
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24651
- CWE-89
- CWE-203
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11563
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