# CVE-2021-26256: WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Survey Maker plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2h38-3p2h-p683

## What is CVE-2021-26256?

CVE-2021-26256 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Survey Maker (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Feb 2022. 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

Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Survey Maker WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.0.6).

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26256?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ays-Pro Survey Maker.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-26256?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-26256 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Survey Maker (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2023-23490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23490/): SQL injection in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24459/): Survey Maker < 1.5.6 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0038/): Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-29918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29918/): WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 4.0.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-34423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34423/): Cross-site scripting in Survey Maker (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-26256 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-26256 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Survey Maker (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Survey Maker (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26256/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26256
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26256
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26256

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26256/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.