Poll Maker by AYS <= 6.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure in 'ays_poll_get_user_information' AJAX Action
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-8995 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-29 04:17:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-29 13:09:05 UTC |
| Description | The Poll Maker – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to and including 6.3.7. This is due to insufficient access controls on the 'ays_poll_get_user_information' AJAX action, which serializes and returns the complete WP_User object — including the user_pass (bcrypt password hash), user_email, user_login, user_registered, roles, and all capabilities — without any nonce verification or capability check beyond is_user_logged_in(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive account data including their own password hash, which WordPress does not expose through any of its standard interfaces and which can be leveraged for offline password-cracking attacks. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.000440000 probability, percentile 0.140530000 (date 2026-05-30)
Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-200 CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Ays-pro | Poll Maker By AYS Versus Polls Anonymous Polls Image Polls | affected 6.3.7 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.3.7/public/class-poll-maker-ays-pub... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.3.7/public/class-poll-maker-ays-pub... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.3.8/public/class-poll-maker-ays-pub... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.2.7/includes/class-poll-maker-ays.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.3.7/includes/class-poll-maker-ays.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d1ff79e-5246-422a-ae75-20763... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.2.7/public/class-poll-maker-ays-pub... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.2.7/public/class-poll-maker-ays-pub... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/poll-maker/tags/6.3.8/includes/class-poll-maker-ays.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Satoo Nakano (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-05-19T13:45:06.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-05-28T13:39:45.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.