WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-46611 Deferred

YOP Poll: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

YOP Poll is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
YOP Poll
Plugin slug
yop-poll
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 02, 2025
Weakness
CWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

This CVE was published Jan 02, 2025 and is one of 11 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update YOP Poll 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.

Technical description

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability in yourownprogrammer YOP Poll allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects YOP Poll: from n/a through 6.5.28.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources