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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
Survey Maker versions 3.1.3 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application. The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without authentication or user interaction. Affected sites may serve malicious content to visitors, potentially compromising user data or session tokens.
What an attacker can do
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers and steals data or hijacks sessions.
Potential impact on your site
Visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
Network access to the site; no authentication or user action required.
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