Ays Pro Poll Maker Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Broken Access Control

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Ays Pro Poll Maker WordPress plugin, specifically in versions through 5.5.0. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized actions by users with lower privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions that require higher privileges, due to the broken access control.

Remediation

Users of the Ays Pro Poll Maker WordPress plugin should update to version 5.5.1 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.