Modalsurvey Survey & Poll 1.5.7.3 on WordPress wp_sap sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Modalsurvey Survey & Poll 1.5.7.3 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument wp_sap results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-47941. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Modalsurvey Survey & Poll 1.5.7.3 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument wp_sap with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress Plugin Survey & Poll 1.5.7.3 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the wp_sap cookie parameter. Attackers can craft SQL payloads in the cookie to extract sensitive database information including usernames, passwords, and other confidential data from the WordPress database.

The weakness was presented by Mohin Paramasivam as 50269. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-47941 since 02/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50269). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Survey Software

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• Modalsurvey

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• Survey & Poll

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• 1.5.7.3

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