Social Polls By Opinionstage: Cross-site scripting

Social Polls By Opinionstage is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 5.1 CVSS 4.0 · disclosure@vulncheck.com

NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.

Component: Social Polls By Opinionstage
Plugin slug: social-polls-by-opinionstage
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jan 16, 2026
Weakness: CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Jan 16, 2026 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Social Polls By Opinionstage to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

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.

CVE / CNA 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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources