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Survey Maker by AYS vulnerabilities
Survey Maker by AYS has 11 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 20 Feb 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 11
- Active installs
- 5,000+
- Latest version
- 5.2.4.1
- Last updated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 20 Feb 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) Also reported by JVN Japan CVE-2026-26370 | Medium 6.1 | Not yet published | Check for an update | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Broken access control CVE-2025-12891 | Medium 5.3 | Up to 5.1.9.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 5.2.4.1) | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Broken access control CVE-2025-12892 | Medium 5.3 | Up to 5.1.9.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 5.2.4.1) | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-13505 | Medium 5.5 | Before 5.1.3.4 | Fixed in 5.1.3.4 | 26 Jan 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-8488 | Medium 4.4 | Before 4.9.8 | Fixed in 4.9.8 | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4061 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.2.9 | Fixed in 4.2.9 | 21 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-2572 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.4.7 | Fixed in 3.4.7 | 5 Jun 2023 |
| SQL injection CVE-2023-23490 | High 8.8 | Before 3.1.2 | Fixed in 3.1.2 | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-0038 | High 7.2 | Up to 3.1.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 5.2.4.1) | 3 Jan 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-26256 | Medium 4.7 | Up to 2.0.6 | Fixed in a later version (latest 5.2.4.1) | 21 Feb 2022 |
| SQL injection CVE-2021-24459 | High 8.8 | Before 1.5.6 | Fixed in 1.5.6 | 2 Aug 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-26370, 20 Feb 2026
- WordPress Plugin "Survey Maker" versions 5.1.7.7 and prior contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary script may be executed in the user's web browser. CVE record
- CVE-2025-12891, 13 Nov 2025
- The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ays_survey_show_results' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view all survey submissions. CVE record
- CVE-2025-12892, 13 Nov 2025
- The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the deactivate_plugin_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the ays_survey_maker_upgrade_plugin option. CVE record
- CVE-2024-13505, 26 Jan 2025
- The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ays_sections[5][questions][8][title]’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2024-8488, 8 Oct 2024
- The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Survey fields in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2024-4061, 21 May 2024
- The Survey Maker WordPress plugin before 4.2.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) CVE record
- CVE-2023-2572, 5 Jun 2023
- The Survey Maker WordPress plugin before 3.4.7 does not escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin CVE record
- CVE-2023-23490, 20 Jan 2023
- The Survey Maker WordPress Plugin, version < 3.1.2, is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'surveys_ids' parameter of its 'ays_surveys_export_json' action. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0038, 3 Jan 2023
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2021-26256, 21 Feb 2022
- Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Survey Maker WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.0.6). CVE record
- CVE-2021-24459, 2 Aug 2021
- The get_results() and get_items() functions in the Survey Maker WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard CVE record
What to do if you run Survey Maker by AYS
If you run Survey Maker by AYS, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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