CVE-2025-49044 HIGH

CVE-2025-49044: WordPress Simple Poll plugin <= 1.1.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Tosend.it

Product Simple Poll

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published August 14, 2025

Last update May 12, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in tosend.it Simple Poll simple-poll allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Poll: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Poll versions 1.1.1 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted poll actions without their knowledge or consent. The attacker needs the victim to click a link or visit a page they control. This can lead to unauthorized poll creation, modification, or deletion.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized poll actions (create, modify, delete) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can manipulate polls without permission, potentially affecting site content and user engagement.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and visit attacker-controlled webpage or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49044 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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