CVE-2016-20066 | WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 contains a persistent cross-site sc… | CVSS 7.2 HIGH

Description

WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized file upload functionality. Attackers can upload files containing script payloads with event handlers like onerror attributes to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users viewing the affected content.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2016-20066
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-14 18:19 UTC
Published: 2026-06-15 12:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-15 15:12 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation …
Vendor / Product: dwbooster / CP Polls
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.2 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
dwbooster	CP Polls	—	1.0.8

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-79	cna	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.2	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.1	MEDIUM	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

References (2)

ExploitDB-39513 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39513
VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-cp-polls-persistent-cross-site-scripting