Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Pollin Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13711

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Pollin
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 February 2025

Summary

The Pollin plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.01.1, allowing unauthorized attackers to inject malicious web scripts through the 'question' parameter. If a user is manipulated into clicking a compromised link, the injected scripts can execute in their browser context, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft.

Affected Version(s)

Pollin * <= 1.01.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/pollin/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Colin Xu
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