CVE-2016-20062 Simply Poll 1.4.1 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive database information via SQL injection in the Simply Poll WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-20062?
CVE-2016-20062 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Ollie Armstrong Simply Poll, published on 9 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Simply Poll 1.4.1 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by injecting SQL code through the 'pollid' POST parameter. Attackers can send requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the 'spAjaxResults' action and malicious 'pollid' values to execute arbitrary SQL queries and read sensitive data from the WordPress database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-20062?
How do I fix CVE-2016-20062?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-20062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2016-20062 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20062 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72ph-53q2-5h66.