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CVE-2021-24442: The Poll, Survey, Questionnaire and Voting system WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 did not sanitise, escape or validate the date_answers[] POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement when sending a

critical Affects poll\,-survey\,-questionnaire-and-voting-system (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Poll, Survey, Questionnaire and Voting system WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 did not sanitise, escape or validate the date_answers[] POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement when sending a

Package
poll\,-survey\,-questionnaire-and-voting-system (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.5.3
Fixed in
1.5.3
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 46% (98.8th percentile)
Published
2021-07-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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