CVE-2023-50904 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-50904: WordPress Poll Maker plugin <= 4.8.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Ays Pro

Product Poll Maker

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ays Pro Poll Maker poll-maker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Poll Maker: from n/a through <= 4.8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Poll Maker through version 4.8.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt poll availability. An attacker can send network requests without authentication to trigger a denial-of-service condition. This affects all installations running the vulnerable version range.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site's polls unavailable or unresponsive without needing to log in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Polls may become unavailable to visitors, disrupting engagement features on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50904 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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