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Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's settings (such as custom CSS) in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Quick Answer

This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 5.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Survey Maker by AYS. It affects Versions up to 3.1.1 and is fixed in 3.1.2.

Published
Dec 22, 2022
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
survey-maker
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 3.1.2, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin Survey Maker by AYS as medium severity with CVSS 5.5. 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.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
3.1.2
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 3.1.1
Tracking ID
094c0952-4e28-4ed0-80ae-14fcf10cf2e1
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
survey-maker View on wordpress.org
CVE No linked CVE entry.
Patched Versions
3.1.2
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.1.1
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