CVE-2020-24315 json
Vinoj Cardoza WordPress Poll Plugin v36 and lower executes SQL statement passed in via the pollid POST parameter due to a lack of user inpu…
published 2020-08-26 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17049
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vinoj Cardoza WordPress Poll Plugin v36 and lower executes SQL statement passed in via the pollid POST parameter due to a lack of user input escaping. This allows users who craft specific SQL statements to dump the entire targets database.
Exploit prediction
2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- zeroaptitude.com https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
zeroaptitude.com
/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/
exploit, third-party-advisory, url-repurposed
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wordpress.org
/plugins/cardoza-wordpress-poll/
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-24315
- NVD CVE-2020-24315
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