CVE-2023-6109 YOP Poll <= 6.5.26 - Race Condition to Vote Manipulation

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate poll results by exploiting a race condition to cast multiple votes in the YOP 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-2023-6109?

CVE-2023-6109 is a medium-severity vulnerability in yourownprogrammer YOP Poll, published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The YOP Poll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a race condition in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.26. This is due to improper restrictions on the add() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to place multiple votes on a single poll even when the poll is set to one vote per person.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6109?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yop-Poll Yop Poll.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6109?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-6109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pgj2-fwxq-v5vr.

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