CVE-2023-22697 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-22697: WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 3.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Survey Maker Team

Product Survey Maker

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Survey Maker team Survey Maker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Survey Maker: from n/a through 3.2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Survey Maker versions up to 3.2.0 fail to properly check user permissions before allowing access to survey data. An attacker on the network can read survey responses and other sensitive information without authentication. The vulnerability affects confidentiality but not data integrity or availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read survey responses and other sensitive data without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Survey responses and participant data may be exposed to unauthorized viewers.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the Survey Maker instance; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22697 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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