CVE-2017-18520 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the democracy-poll plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 5.4. The flaw resides in the update_l10n function within admin/class.DemAdminInit.php. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-kama:democracy_poll:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.