CVE-2026-14840 (GCVE-0-2026-14840)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-01 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-01 06:00
VLAI
Title
YOP Poll < 7.0.6 - Unauthenticated Vote Restriction Bypass via IP Header Spoofing
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc810ca2-3f27-41… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown YOP Poll Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.6 (semver)
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Credits
Melina Lentini (M3l3n) WPScan
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