# CVE-2023-23490: SQL injection in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Survey Maker WordPress plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhcg-3p4c-647v

## What is CVE-2023-23490?

CVE-2023-23490 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin, published on 20 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Survey Maker WordPress Plugin, version < 3.1.2, is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'surveys_ids' parameter of its 'ays_surveys_export_json' action.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23490?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ays-Pro Survey Maker.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23490 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23490 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin

- [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)
- [CVE-2023-2572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2572/): Survey Maker < 3.4.7 - Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23490 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23490 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin, published on 20 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23490 exists.

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-2023-23490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23490/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23490
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23490
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23490

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23490/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.