The Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.
CVE-2025-24577 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.5 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls. It affects Versions up to 5.5.0 and is fixed in 5.5.1.
CVE-2025-24577 is tracked for the Plugin Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls as medium severity with CVSS 6.5. The affected range is Versions up to 5.5.0. Update Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls to 5.5.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
poll-maker
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-24577 |
| Patched Versions |
5.5.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 5.5.0
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Poll Maker < 3.4.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin <= 5.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Poll Maker <= 3.2.0 - SQL Injection
Poll Maker <= 5.5.6 - Missing Authorization
Poll Maker <= 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Poll Maker <= 4.7.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Poll Maker <= 3.2.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls <= 5.4.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Poll Settings
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