What is CVE-2021-24762?

CVE-2021-24762 is tracked as a SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Perfect Survey.

Which Perfect Survey versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions before 1.5.2.

How should operators remediate CVE-2021-24762?

Update to 1.5.2 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Critical Patch path listed CVE-2021-24762

Perfect Survey <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

The Perfect Survey WordPress plugin before 1.5.2 does not validate and escape the question_id GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the get_question AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection.

Quick Answer

CVE-2021-24762 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Perfect Survey. It affects Versions before 1.5.2 and is fixed in 1.5.2.

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Published

Oct 05, 2021

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

perfect-survey

Risk Profile

9.8 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Researchers

apple502j

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 1.5.2, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2021-24762 is tracked for the Plugin Perfect Survey as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions before 1.5.2. Update Perfect Survey to 1.5.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

SQL Injection

Primary Fixed Version

1.5.2

Primary Affected Range

Versions before 1.5.2

Tracking ID

CVE-2021-24762

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfd1e244-27c2-4c3e-9d82-a7ffefd4eab6?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	perfect-survey View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2021-24762
Patched Versions	1.5.2
Affected Versions	Versions before 1.5.2

Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for Perfect Survey

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.

High CVE-2021-24763 No patch listed Oct 05, 2021

CVE-2021-24763 Perfect Survey Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Perfect Survey <= 1.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

High CVE-2021-24765 No patch listed Oct 05, 2021

CVE-2021-24765 Perfect Survey Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Perfect Survey <= 1.5.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via IP

Medium CVE-2021-24764 No patch listed Oct 05, 2021

CVE-2021-24764 Perfect Survey Cross-Site Scripting

Perfect Survey <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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