CVE-2019-25297
What it is
Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage Wordpress plugin versions prior to 19.6.25 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via multiple parameters due to insufficient input validation and output escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary script into content that executes when a victim views an affected page.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2158590/social-polls-by-opinionstage
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191020011448/https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/09/16/hackers-may-already-be-targeting-this-persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed1edd6-3813-44a3-bee7-f07c1774b679/
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage-cross-site-scripting-19-6-24/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/poll-survey-and-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinion-stage-stored-xss
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/poll-survey-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinion-stage-19625-unauthenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191020011448/https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/09/16/hackers-may-already-be-targeting-this-persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed1edd6-3813-44a3-bee7-f07c1774b679/