CVE-2024-8854 Polls CP <= 1.0.75 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Custom Styles
Admins can inject malicious scripts via poll settings in the Polls CP WordPress plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite setups.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8854?
CVE-2024-8854 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Polls CP, published on 15 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Polls CP WordPress plugin before 1.0.77 does not sanitise and escape some of its poll settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multi site setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codepeople Polls Cp.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8854 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-2024-8854 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8854 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Polls CP
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36rh-228q-4mhv.