Poll Maker < 4.0.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Poll Maker WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Store Cross-Site Scripting attack even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Poll Maker (Unknown): 4.0.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Poll Maker | 4.0.2 to before 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Poll Maker VendorUnknown Affected 4.0.2 to before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Poll Maker (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1456
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf4c-h9q9-5mc4
References
More Ays Pro Poll Maker vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12643 Poll Maker < 5.5.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2025-18294 WordPress Poll Maker plugin <= 5.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-19842 WordPress Poll Maker <= 5.6.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-30042 WordPress Poll Maker plugin <= 5.7.7 - Race Condition Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-16880 WordPress Poll Maker Plugin <= 4.6.2 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-06933 Poll Maker < 3.4.2 - Unauthenticated Time Based SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-1456 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1456 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf4c-h9q9-5mc4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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