WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized file upload functionality. Attackers can upload files containing script payloads with event handlers like onerror attributes to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users viewing the affected content.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20066
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm2p-w58f-v4q2
References
Exploit 1
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Sources
- CVE-2016-20066 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-20066 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm2p-w58f-v4q2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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