CVE-2024-29818: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme) WP Poll Maker
CVE-2024-29818 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Poll Maker plugin by Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme). It affects versions up to 3. 1 and allows improper neutralization of input during web page generation. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5. 9. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-79) in WP Poll Maker allows an attacker with high privileges and user interaction to inject malicious scripts that are stored and later executed in the context of the victim's browser. The issue arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low to medium level.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing the affected poll pages, potentially leading to data disclosure, modification, or denial of service. However, exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, which limits the ease of attack. There are no known active exploits currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, restricting high-privilege user access and exercising caution with user-generated content in the plugin may reduce risk.
CVE-2024-29818: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme) WP Poll Maker
Description
CVE-2024-29818 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Poll Maker plugin by Poll Maker & Voting Plugin Team (InfoTheme). It affects versions up to 3. 1 and allows improper neutralization of input during web page generation. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5. 9. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-79) in WP Poll Maker allows an attacker with high privileges and user interaction to inject malicious scripts that are stored and later executed in the context of the victim's browser. The issue arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low to medium level.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing the affected poll pages, potentially leading to data disclosure, modification, or denial of service. However, exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, which limits the ease of attack. There are no known active exploits currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, restricting high-privilege user access and exercising caution with user-generated content in the plugin may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-19T16:49:24.308Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f164cecbff5d8610481e77
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:54:22 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 2:22:30 AM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 6:00:55 AM
Views: 2
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