The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection in versions before 3.1.2 via the 'ays_surveys_export_json' AJAX action. This allows authenticated attackers, including those with subscriber-level privileges, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVE-2023-23490 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Survey Maker by AYS. It affects Versions up to 3.1.1 and is fixed in 3.1.2.
CVE-2023-23490 is tracked for the Plugin Survey Maker by AYS as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 3.1.1. Update Survey Maker by AYS to 3.1.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
survey-maker
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-23490 |
| Patched Versions |
3.1.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.1.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Survey Maker < 1.5.6 - Authenticated SQL Injection
Survey Maker <= 5.1.8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.6.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Survey Maker <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Survey Maker <= 4.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Survey Maker <= 3.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' parameter
Survey Maker <= 5.1.3.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Survey Question
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