WordPress YOP Poll Plugin <= 6.5.28 is vulnerable to Broken Authentication
Low priority Mitigation unnecessary
<= 6.5.28Vulnerable version(s)
6.5.29Fixed version
24 Oct, 2023
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CVSS 5.35.3
Broken Authentication
This can be abused by a malicious actor to perform action which normally should only be able to be executed by higher privileged users. These actions might allow the malicious actor to gain admin access to the website.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
Solutions
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.
Update to version 6.5.29 or later.
Update to version 6.5.29 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can turn on auto-update for vulnerable plugins only.
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Timeline
24 Oct, 2023