CVE-2025-68594
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Opinion Stage Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites running affected plugin versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage (social-polls-by-opinionstage)
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site compromise through privilege escalation, data manipulation, or unauthorized administrative actions leading to data breach or site takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to poll/survey data, manipulation of voting results, or injection of malicious content into polls/surveys.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and minimal plugin permissions, though vulnerability still exists.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but authorization checks are missing, making exploitation straightforward once initial access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 19.12.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate social-polls-by-opinionstage
Restrict Access
linuxImplement IP-based restrictions to plugin admin pages
Add to .htaccess: Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Apply principle of least privilege to all WordPress user accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Poll, Survey & Quiz Maker Plugin by Opinion Stage' versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get social-polls-by-opinionstage --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 19.12.1 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin endpoints
- Unusual poll/survey data modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Unusual traffic to plugin API endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action CONTAINS "opinionstage")