CVE-2016-20066

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized file upload functionality. Attackers can upload files containing script payloads with event handlers like onerror attributes to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users viewing the affected content.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 15, 2026
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2016-20066: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix