Matt WP Voting Contest Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Matt WP Voting Contest plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 5.8. This issue arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation, allowing malicious actors to inject harmful scripts that are executed when users visit the affected site.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the page.
Added: Jun 20, 2025, 4:52 PM
Updated: Jun 20, 2025, 4:52 PM
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