CVE-2021-24459 Survey Maker < 1.5.6 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections
Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Survey Maker plugin to read or modify database contents via the admin dashboard.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24459?
CVE-2021-24459 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Ays Pro Survey Maker, published on 2 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The get_results() and get_items() functions in the Survey Maker WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ays-Pro Survey Maker.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2021-24459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ays Pro Survey Maker
- CVE-2023-23490 SQL injection in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2023-0038 Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-29918 WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 4.0.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-34423 Cross-site scripting in Survey Maker
- CVE-2023-2572 Survey Maker < 3.4.7 - Reflected XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wmq-8jfx-8qrm.