PT-2025-26374 · WordPress · Matt Wp Voting Contest

Greenhats · Published 2025-06-20 · Updated 2025-06-20 · CVE-2025-50017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Matt WP Voting Contest versions n/a through 5.8

Description: The issue is related to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, also known as Cross-site Scripting, which allows Stored XSS. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially affecting users who visit the page.

Recommendations: For Matt WP Voting Contest versions n/a through 5.8, update to a version later than 5.8 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-50017

Affected Products

Matt Wp Voting Contest

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50017 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-voting-contest/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-voting-contest-plugin-5-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1936097365439750418 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-voting-contest/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-voting-contest-plugin-5-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1936103929554559051 · Twitter Post