CVE-2019-25297 — Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage Wordpress plugin versions prio

Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage Wordpress plugin versions prior to 19.6.25 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via multiple parameters due to insufficient input validation and output escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbi

01What is this vulnerability?

Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage Wordpress plugin versions prior to 19.6.25 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via multiple parameters due to insufficient input validation and output escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary script into content that executes when a victim views an affected page.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2026-01-16T20:14:10.132Z
• Last modified: 2026-01-16T21:08:52.376Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed1edd6-3813-44a3-bee7-f07c1774b679/
• www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/social-…
• www.acunetix.com — https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-poll-survey-form-q…
• wordpress.org — https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2158590/social-polls-by-opinionstag…
• web.archive.org — https://web.archive.org/web/20191020011448/https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com…
• www.vulncheck.com — https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/poll-survey-and-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinio…