# CVE-2023-34423: Cross-site scripting in Survey Maker

> Stored XSS in Survey Maker allows arbitrary script execution in admin browsers, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 3 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ph95-6589-h2hv

## What is CVE-2023-34423?

CVE-2023-34423 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AYS Pro Plugins Survey Maker, published on 3 Apr 2024. 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

Survey Maker prior to 3.6.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who is logging in to the website using the product with the administrative privilege.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34423?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ays-Pro Survey Maker.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34423?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34423 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AYS Pro Plugins Survey Maker

- [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-2023-2572](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-2023-34423 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34423 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AYS Pro Plugins Survey Maker, published on 3 Apr 2024. 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-2023-34423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AYS Pro Plugins Survey Maker. 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-2023-34423/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34423/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34423
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34423
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34423

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34423/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.