# CVE-2023-41871: WordPress Poll Maker Plugin <= 4.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the Poll Maker plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 25 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vvcf-g8cv-rfjf

## What is CVE-2023-41871?

CVE-2023-41871 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Poll Maker, published on 25 Sep 2023. 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

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Poll Maker Team Poll Maker plugin <= 4.7.0 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41871?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ays-Pro Poll Maker.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Poll Maker

- [CVE-2025-26971](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26971/): WordPress Poll Maker <= 5.6.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2021-24651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24651/): Poll Maker < 3.4.2 - Unauthenticated Time Based SQL Injection (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-3600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3600/): Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin <= 5.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-24483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24483/): Poll Maker < 3.2.1 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2025-24577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24577/): WordPress Poll Maker plugin <= 5.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41871 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41871 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Poll Maker, published on 25 Sep 2023. 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-2023-41871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Poll Maker. 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-2023-41871/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41871/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41871
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41871
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41871

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41871/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.