CVE-2024-56277 WordPress Poll Maker Plugin < 5.5.5 - HTML Injection vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious HTML into the Poll Maker plugin, potentially leading to script execution or session hijacking.
- 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-2024-56277?
CVE-2024-56277 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ays Pro Poll Maker, published on 21 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Ays Pro Poll Maker poll-maker.This issue affects Poll Maker: from n/a through < 5.5.5.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ays-Pro Poll Maker.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-56277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ays Pro Poll Maker
- CVE-2025-26971 WordPress Poll Maker <= 5.6.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24651 Poll Maker < 3.4.2 - Unauthenticated Time Based SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-3600 Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin <= 5.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24483 Poll Maker < 3.2.1 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections
- CVE-2023-41871 WordPress Poll Maker Plugin <= 4.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xpx-98qw-j5jv.