CVE-2021-24801 WP Survey Plus <= 1.0 - Subscriber+ AJAX Calls
Unauthenticated users can modify survey data and inject scripts due to missing authorization and sanitization in the WP Survey Plus plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24801?
CVE-2021-24801 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Survey Plus, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Survey Plus WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks in place in its AJAX actions, allowing any user to call them and add/edit/delete Surveys. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitization in the Surveys' Title, this could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24801?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Survey Plus Project Wp Survey Plus.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-24801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcgv-j4c6-h26m.