Plugins · wp-voting-contest · data as of 2026-11-04
Is WP Voting Contest Lite safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 6.0
- Last updated
- 2026-07-31
- Active installs
- 400+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 8.2+
Let visitors vote on the photos and images in your contests. — by Matt
What to do
- Update to the latest version (6.0). Anything older than 6.0 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-voting-contest --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-voting-contest updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 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.
high 7.5 CVE-2025-60086 · published 2025-12-18
Missing authorization check in WP Voting Contest Lite (5.8 and older)
- Affected
- 5.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Matt WP Voting Contest wp-voting-contest allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Voting Contest: from n/a through <= 5.8.
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-50017 · published 2025-06-20
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Voting Contest Lite (5.8 and older)
- Affected
- 5.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.0 *
- 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Matt WP Voting Contest wp-voting-contest allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Voting Contest: from n/a through <= 5.8.
Recent activity
- 2026-07-31 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.0).
- 2025-12-18 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-60086), fixed in 6.0.
- 2025-06-20 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-50017), fixed in 6.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-voting-contest (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.
Badge for your site or docs (states facts with a date, not a verdict):
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