WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-2572 Modified

Survey Maker: Cross-site scripting

Survey Maker is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Survey Maker
Plugin slug
survey-maker
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 05, 2023
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Jun 05, 2023 and is one of 23 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Survey Maker to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Survey Maker WordPress plugin before 3.4.7 does not escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources