CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-47941

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

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 extract usernames, passwords, and other confidential data from the WordPress database.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability allows an attacker to steal authentication data and other confidential information, potentially leading to full compromise of the WordPress site.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Survey & Poll plugin to the latest version. If unavailable, temporarily disable the plugin and apply WAF rules to block suspicious requests with the cookie parameter.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS