diaowen DWSurvey Survey Status up-survey-status.do improper authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in diaowen DWSurvey up to 6.14.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /api/dwsurvey/app/survey/up-survey-status.do of the component Survey Status Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| diaowen | DWSurvey | 6.0; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 6.8; 6.9; 6.10; 6.11; 6.12; 6.13; 6.14.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DWSurvey Vendordiaowen Affected 6.0; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 6.8; 6.9; 6.10; 6.11; 6.12; 6.13; 6.14.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18723
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx8x-5xxr-99x9
References
More diaowen vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21635 File Upload vulnerability in DWSurvey DWSurvey-OSS v.3.2.0 and before allows a remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-39265 DWSurvey 6.14.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-15346 diaowen DWSurvey dev-survey.do in DwDeisgnSurveyController.devSurvey. authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-16743 DWSurvey v3.2.0 was discovered to contain a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16744 DWSurvey v3.2.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-11271 DWSurvey through 2019-07-22 has reflected XSS via the design/qu-multi-fillblank!answers.action surveyId parameter. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-18723 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18723 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx8x-5xxr-99x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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