Pollin WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Pollin plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 1.01.1. The issue arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the 'question' parameter, coupled with insufficient preparation of the SQL query. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject additional SQL commands into existing queries, potentially leading to the extraction of sensitive information from the database.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where attackers can manipulate database queries to access or modify database information. In this case, it could be used to extract sensitive data from the database.

Remediation

No known patch is available for this vulnerability. Users are advised to review the vulnerability details and consider uninstalling the affected plugin.