# CVE-2020-11673: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate, delete, clone, or view hidden polls in the Responsive Poll WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97x2-vjfg-fjhm

## What is CVE-2020-11673?

CVE-2020-11673 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in the Responsive Poll through 1.3.4 for Wordpress. It allows an unauthenticated user to manipulate polls, e.g., delete, clone, or view a hidden poll. This is due to the usage of the callback wp_ajax_nopriv function in Includes/Total-Soft-Poll-Ajax.php for sensitive operations.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11673?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Total-Soft Responsive Poll.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11673 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11673 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-2020-11673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11673/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11673

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11673/
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