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CVE-2026-14840MEDIUM
Unknown YOP Poll — YOP Poll < 7.0.6 - Unauthenticated Vote Restriction Bypass via IP Header Spoofing
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  L  N  N    5.3   .0021   11.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product   Versions  Fixed
  YOP Poll  7.0.0 –   —
TIMELINE
  Jul 6   Reserved by WPScan
  Aug 1   Published (CNA: WPScan)
  Aug 4   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-14840 (Unknown YOP Poll). Public exploit reference added.
CWE-290 · CNA: WPScan · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Received

Description

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 7.0.6 does not validate the connection's origin IP address and instead trusts client-controlled forwarding headers when enforcing its per-IP vote restriction, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the vote limit and cast unlimited votes on a public poll.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 6, 2026ReservedReserved by WPScan
August 1, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: WPScan)
August 4, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-14840 (Unknown YOP Poll). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
UnknownYOP Poll7.0.0

Weaknesses

CWE-290

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-14840 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-290

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