SQL Injection Vulnerability in Versus Polls Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12620

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-12620?

The Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls plugin for WordPress is susceptible to SQL Injection due to inadequate parameter escaping and query preparation. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with Administrator-level access to inject arbitrary SQL commands through the 'filterbyauthor' parameter. As a result, these attackers can manipulate existing SQL queries, potentially exposing sensitive database information.

Affected Version(s)

Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls * <= 6.0.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tag...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tag...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

M Indra Purnama
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CVE-2025-12620 : SQL Injection Vulnerability in Versus Polls Plugin for WordPress