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TI-2023-00036 Aliases CVE-2023-0038GHSA-9893-2v8q-6v9r

Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 39CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The "Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via survey answers in versions up to, and including, 3.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts when submitting quizzes that will execute whenever a user accesses the submissions page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.008 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Ays ProSurvey Makerup to 3.1.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Survey Maker VendorAys Pro Affected up to 3.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:survey_maker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.1.3VulnerableAys Pro
  • cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:survey_maker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Ays Pro

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9893-2v8q-6v9r

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-09325 SQL injection in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-02404 Survey Maker < 3.4.7 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-08872 WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 3.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-06748 Survey Maker < 1.5.6 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-19685 WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 4.0.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-17858 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Ays Pro Survey Maker CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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