WordPress WP-Polls plugin <= 2.76.0 - Auth. Race Condition vulnerability
Priority LOW 20CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Auth. (subscriber+) Race Condition vulnerability in WP-Polls plugin <= 2.76.0 on WordPress.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan | WP-Polls (WordPress plugin) | <= 2.76.0 – 2.76.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP-Polls (WordPress plugin) VendorLester 'GaMerZ' Chan Affected <= 2.76.0 – 2.76.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-polls_project:wp-polls:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.77.0 | Vulnerable | Wp-polls Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-polls_project:wp-polls:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.77.0 Vulnerable ·Wp-polls Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40130
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4f53-wpq5-xm54
References
More Wp-polls Project Wp-polls vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01452 WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-07729 The wp-polls plugin before 2.72 for WordPress has SQL injection. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08974 The wp-polls plugin before 2.73.1 for WordPress has XSS via the Poll bar option. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-12467 WP-Polls <= 2.77.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-40130 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40130 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4f53-wpq5-xm54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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