CVE-2023-0038

Public Exploit

Description

The "Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via survey answers in versions up to, and including, 3.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts when submitting quizzes that will execute whenever a user accesses the submissions page.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.46%

Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: ays-pro Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2a58fab-d4a3-4333-8495-e094ed85bb61	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/survey-maker/tags/3.1.4/public/partials/class-survey-maker-submissions-summary-shortcode.php?rev=2839688#L311	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-0038?: CVE-2023-0038 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-0038?: To fix CVE-2023-0038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-0038 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-0038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-0038?: CVE-2023-0038 affects ays-pro Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin.

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