WordPress WP Poll Maker plugin <= 3.1 - Auth. Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

7.7 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in InfoTheme WP Poll Maker.This issue affects WP Poll Maker: from n/a through 3.1.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Yudistira Arya (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/epoll-wp-voting/wordpress-wp-poll-maker-plugin-3-1-subscriber-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

InfoTheme

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Affected Software

WP Poll Maker

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: April 10th, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1005 Data from Local System

Collection

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation

Impact