Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This affects older versions of the Opinion Stage WordPress poll, survey, and quiz plugin. Attackers could store malicious script in plugin-generated content, which runs when someone views an affected page. The main business risk is visitor or admin session compromise, site defacement, or malicious redirects on WordPress sites using vulnerable versions.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but time-sensitive WordPress update. Prioritize internet-facing sites, marketing sites with high traffic, and any site where administrators may view user-generated plugin content. The risk is meaningful, but current sources do not support emergency treatment based on confirmed active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25297 is a stored XSS issue in Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage before 19.6.25. Sources attribute it to insufficient input validation and output escaping across multiple parameters. The CVE description says unauthenticated injection; the CVSS vector lists PR:L, so attacker privilege requirements are inconsistent in the provided data.
Likely exposure
Public WordPress sites are exposed if they have the Opinion Stage plugin installed below version 19.6.25 and display affected poll, survey, quiz, or form content. Sites not using this plugin, or already updated to 19.6.25 or later, are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The issue is remotely reachable through web content and requires a victim to view an affected page for script execution. The source bundle includes exploit-tagged advisories and an archived report suggesting possible targeting in 2019, but there is no KEV listing or definitive active-exploitation confirmation provided.
Researcher notes
Use caution with source inconsistencies: the narrative says unauthenticated, while the CVSS vector indicates low privileges. Patch references point to version 19.6.25 and WordPress Trac changeset 2158590. Do not assume broader plugin families or later versions are affected beyond the cited Opinion Stage plugin data.
Mitigation direction
- Update the Opinion Stage plugin to version 19.6.25 or later.
- If immediate update is impossible, disable the plugin until vendor guidance is applied.
- Review plugin-generated content for unexpected scripts or suspicious redirects.
- Confirm the installed plugin comes from the official WordPress plugin source.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the social-polls-by-opinionstage plugin.
- Check installed plugin version and flag anything below 19.6.25.
- Review affected pages as a low-privilege user for unexpected script behavior.
- Check web and WordPress logs for suspicious submissions to plugin endpoints.
- Verify remediation by confirming version 19.6.25 or later is active.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed1edd6-3813-44a3-bee7-f07c1774b679/CVE reference · third-party-advisory, patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/poll-survey-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinion-stage-19625-unauthenticated-stored-cross-site-scriptingCVE reference · exploit, patch
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage-cross-site-scripting-19-6-24/CVE reference · product
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/CVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2158590/social-polls-by-opinionstageCVE reference · patch
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191020011448/https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/09/16/hackers-may-already-be-targeting-this-persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage/CVE reference · technical-description, exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/poll-survey-and-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinion-stage-stored-xssCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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