vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-poll: CVE-2023-36531: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 28, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 28, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The LiquidPoll – Advanced Polls for Creators and Brands plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability and nonce check on the 'activate_addon' function in versions up to, and including, 3.3.68. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate addons.
Solution
wp-poll-plugin-cve-2023-36531
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36531
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa154536-9f9f-48c3-96c7-4091991e4f6c?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-40480
- CVE-2023-36531
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-36531
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-40480
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