# CVE-2011-5304: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in the Sodahead Polls plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mcc-pj2q-27x2

## What is CVE-2011-5304?

CVE-2011-5304 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Sodahead Polls plugin before 2.0.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the poll_id parameter to customizer.php or (2) the customize parameter to poll.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5304?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sodahead Sodahead Polls.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-5304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-5304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-5304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-5304 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5304/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-5304

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5304/
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