CVE-2024-27996: WordPress Survey Maker plugin <= 4.0.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Survey Maker team Survey Maker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Survey Maker: from n/a through 4.0.5.

Affected products

Ays Pro Survey Maker: before 4.0.6 — fixed in 4.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ays Pro Survey Maker 4.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/survey-maker/wordpress-survey-maker-plugin-4-0-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/survey-maker/wordpress-survey-maker-plugin-4-0-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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