CVE-2022-0205: The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.5 does not sanitise and escape some of the settings (available to users with a role as low as author) before outputting them, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Sc

medium Affects yop-poll (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-03-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.5 does not sanitise and escape some of the settings (available to users with a role as low as author) before outputting them, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Sc

Package: yop-poll (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <6.3.5
Fixed in: 6.3.5
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.8th percentile)
Published: 2022-03-07
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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