YOP Poll < 7.0.6 - Unauthenticated Vote Restriction Bypass via IP Header Spoofing
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-290Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 7.0.6 does not validate the connection's origin IP address and instead trusts client-controlled forwarding headers when enforcing its per-IP vote restriction, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the vote limit and cast unlimited votes on a public poll.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0035 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed YOP Poll (Unknown): 7.0.6
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | YOP Poll | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6 | 7.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- YOP Poll VendorUnknown Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6 Fixed in 7.0.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA YOP Poll (Unknown) Fixed in 7.0.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqjg-6w6p-5mh7
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jqjg-6w6p-5mh7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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