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CVE-2024-56295

WordPress Poll Maker plugin <= 5.5.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Poll Maker Team Poll Maker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Poll Maker: from n/a through 5.5.6.

The Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

*Credits: Nosa Shandy (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-12-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-01-03 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-20 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Poll Maker
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 Poll Maker
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 >= 0.0.0 <= 5.5.6
Search vendor "Poll Maker" for product "Poll Maker" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 5.5.6"
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Affected