surveys Plugin up to 1.01.7 on WordPress questions.php survey sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in surveys Plugin up to 1.01.7 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the file questions.php. This manipulation of the argument survey as part of SQL Query causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-1002022. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in surveys Plugin up to 1.01.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file questions.php. The manipulation of the argument survey as part of a SQL Query leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in wordpress plugin surveys v1.01.8, The code in questions.php does not sanitize the survey variable before placing it inside of an SQL query.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2017. The weakness was published 09/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at vapidlabs.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-1002022 since 09/14/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 115 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:questions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.01.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-106703 and VDB-106704. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• surveys Plugin

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• 1.01.0
• 1.01.1
• 1.01.2
• 1.01.3
• 1.01.4
• 1.01.5
• 1.01.6
• 1.01.7

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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