Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin <= 5.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Email Enumeration
Vulnerability Description
The Poll Maker – Best WordPress Poll Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ays_poll_create_author function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract email addresses by enumerating them one character at a time.
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:
- Krzysztof Zając
References
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