CVE-2024-13426

5.4 · MEDIUM

Published Jan 22, 2025 wp-polls_project CWE-89 EPSS 0.48% (40th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-13426 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wp-polls_project wp-polls. It was published on January 22, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wp-polls_project. Update wp-polls to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
wp-polls_project	wp-polls	>= 0, < 2.77.3	Affected

References

GitHub github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/a82874058f58575dbba64ce09b6dcbd43ccf5fdc/src/wp-includes/default-constants.php#L249 GitHub github.com/lesterchan/wp-polls GitHub github.com/lesterchan/wp-polls/blob/97ab44c2d4c3a3d308ce8b87dae8b2a8f7147f0e/polls-logs.php#L294 GitHub github.com/lesterchan/wp-polls/blob/97ab44c2d4c3a3d308ce8b87dae8b2a8f7147f0e/polls-logs.php#L97 GitHub github.com/lesterchan/wp-polls/blob/97ab44c2d4c3a3d308ce8b87dae8b2a8f7147f0e/wp-polls.php#L1378 GitHub github.com/lesterchan/wp-polls/blob/97ab44c2d4c3a3d308ce8b87dae8b2a8f7147f0e/wp-polls.php#L1416 Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3224709%40wp-polls%2Ftrunk&old=2949758%40wp-polls%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Ref wordpress.org/plugins/wp-polls/ Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b76de574-2627-46cd-9817-134a009ac3bd?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-13426?

CVE-2024-13426 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wp-polls_project wp-polls. It was published on January 22, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-13426?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-13426?

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