CVE-2019-25297

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 39.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-01-16 20:14Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-01-16 21:08Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-16

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5a33326f8894ad54b3fc0ace50b757c998b51680ce929c2651da95548bd8fe56

• wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed1edd6-3813-44a3-bee7-f07c1774b679/third-party-advisorypatch
• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/poll-survey-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinion-stage-19625-unauthenticated-stored-cross-site-scriptingexploitpatch
• www.acunetix.comhttps://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage-cross-site-scripting-19-6-24/product
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/social-polls-by-opinionstage/third-party-advisory
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2158590/social-polls-by-opinionstagepatch
• web.archive.orghttps://web.archive.org/web/20191020011448/https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/09/16/hackers-may-already-be-targeting-this-persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-poll-survey-form-quiz-maker-by-opinionstage/technical-descriptionexploit
• www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/poll-survey-and-quiz-maker-plugin-by-opinion-stage-stored-xssthird-party-advisory