PT-2021-15984 · WordPress · Survey Maker

To Quang Duong · Published 2021-08-02 · Updated 2021-08-10 · CVE-2021-24459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Survey Maker WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.5.6

Description The issue arises from the get results() and get items() functions not properly validating the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.5.6, update to version 1.5.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the get results() and get items() functions until a patch is applied. Avoid using the orderby parameter in the affected SQL statements until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24459

Affected Products

Survey Maker

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fafbec0-55e4-41cf-8402-1b57b6615225 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24459 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/18997 · Telegram Post