CVE-2024-29818: WordPress WP Poll Maker plugin <= 3.1 - Authenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme) WP Poll Maker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Poll Maker: from n/a through 3.1.

Affected products

Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme) WP Poll Maker: before 3.4 — fixed in 3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme) WP Poll Maker 3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/epoll-wp-voting/wordpress-wp-poll-maker-plugin-3-1-authenticated-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/epoll-wp-voting/wordpress-wp-poll-maker-plugin-3-1-authenticated-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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