Plugins · wp-polls · data as of 2026-11-04
Is WP-Polls safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.0.3
- Last updated
- 2026-11-04
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Known issues on record
- 6
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 8.2+
Adds an AJAX poll system to your WordPress blog. You can also easily add a poll into your WordPress's blog post/page. — by Lester Chan
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.0.3). Anything older than 3.0.0 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-polls --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-polls updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
6 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-68081 · published 2026-07-23
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Polls (2.77.3 and older)
- Affected
- 2.77.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.0.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Administrator Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP-Polls <= 2.77.3 versions.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-13426 · published 2025-01-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Polls (2.77.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.77.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.77.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP-Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via COOKIE in all versions up to, and including, 2.77.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries. Those queries are stored and results are not displayed to the attacker, which means they cannot be exploited to obtain any additional information about the database. However, a properly configured payload allows for the injection of malicious JavaScript resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting.
NVD CVE-2024-13426Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.orggithub.comgithub.comgithub.com
medium 5.3 CVE-2022-1581 · published 2022-11-21
Security issue in WP-Polls (older than 2.76.0)
- Affected
- older than 2.76.0
- Fixed in
- 2.76.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP-Polls WordPress plugin before 2.76.0 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations to vote in certain situations.
low 3.1 CVE-2022-40130 · published 2022-11-18
Security issue in WP-Polls (2.76.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.76.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.77.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Auth. (subscriber+) Race Condition vulnerability in WP-Polls plugin <= 2.76.0 on WordPress.
critical 9.8 CVE-2015-9352 · published 2019-08-27
SQL injection in WP-Polls (older than 2.72)
- Affected
- older than 2.72
- Fixed in
- 2.72
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-polls plugin before 2.72 for WordPress has SQL injection.
medium 6.1 CVE-2016-10936 · published 2019-08-27
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP-Polls (older than 2.73.1)
- Affected
- older than 2.73.1
- Fixed in
- 2.73.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-polls plugin before 2.73.1 for WordPress has XSS via the Poll bar option.
Recent activity
- 2026-11-04 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.0.3).
- 2026-07-23 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-68081), fixed in 3.0.0.
- 2025-01-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-13426), fixed in 2.77.3.
- 2022-11-21 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2022-1581), fixed in 2.76.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Lester Chan (5 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · SQL injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-polls (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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