Poll MakerWordPress extension · Ays Pro
CVE-2024-56277
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Ays Pro Poll Maker poll-maker.This issue affects Poll Maker: from n/a through < 5.5.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Poll Maker WordPress plugin where user-supplied input is not properly encoded or escaped before being rendered in output. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or credential theft.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Poll MakerWordPress extension
< 5.5.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Poll Maker plugin versionIn WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Ays Pro Poll Maker and read the version number displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header or readme.txt for the Version field.Affected if The installed version is lower than 5.5.5 (for example, 5.5.4, 5.5.0, etc.)
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify that Ays Pro Poll Maker shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is below 5.5.5
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Identify if polls are publicly accessibleVisit the website frontend and check if any poll created with Poll Maker is displayed on pages, posts, or widgets. Also check the plugin's 'All Polls' list in the admin panel to see if any polls exist.Affected if The plugin is active with a vulnerable version AND at least one poll is published and visible on the site (the XSS triggers when user-submitted poll responses are rendered without encoding)
You are affected if the installed Poll Maker plugin version is below 5.5.5, the plugin is active, and polls are created and displayed on the site, allowing unsanitized user input to be rendered in poll results or responses.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.5.5
Upgrade to Poll Maker version 5.5.5 or later, which includes proper output encoding. Until patched, limit administrative access and consider disabling the plugin if possible.
Poll Maker version 5.5.5
- Backup your WordPress site database and files before making any changes
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- Locate the Poll Maker plugin by Ays Pro
- Click 'Update now' to update to version 5.5.5 or later
- Verify the plugin version after update to confirm 5.5.5 is installed
- Test poll creation and rendering to verify the plugin functions correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Poll Maker
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56277 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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