CVE-2024-50490 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-50490: WordPress PegaPoll plugin <= 1.0.2 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Lowcage

Product PegaPoll

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published October 29, 2024

Last update May 12, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in lowcage PegaPoll pegapoll allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects PegaPoll: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PegaPoll versions 1.0.2 and earlier lack authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform administrative actions over the network. An attacker can read, modify, or delete poll data and configuration without any credentials. This affects all installations of the affected versions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete polls and poll data without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can tamper with or destroy poll content and settings without any credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the PegaPoll installation; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 29, 2024 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50490 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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