Survey Maker < 3.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

2023-01-12 00:00
Joshua Martinelle

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.1.2
Affected PluginSurvey Maker by AYS
Affected Version<= 3.1.1
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2023-23490
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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

External References

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