# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72ph-53q2-5h66

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2016-20062 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20062 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-20062 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20062 exists.

Affected product: Ollie Armstrong Simply Poll. 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-2016-20062/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-20062/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20062
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20062
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-20062

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