CVE-2025-64276
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Ays Pro Survey Maker WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. This affects all WordPress sites running Survey Maker plugin versions up to and including 5.1.9.4.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ays Pro Survey Maker WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify or delete surveys, access sensitive survey responses, or potentially compromise the entire WordPress installation through privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing or manipulating survey data they shouldn't have access to, potentially exposing sensitive information collected through surveys.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls would prevent unauthorized access, limiting impact to legitimate users only performing authorized actions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but can bypass intended authorization checks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 5.1.9.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Survey Maker' plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patch is available
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Survey Maker Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate survey-maker
Restrict Access via Web Application Firewall
allAdd WAF rules to block unauthorized access to survey-maker endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to survey endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Survey Maker version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get survey-maker --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 5.1.9.4 and test access controls📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/survey-maker/ endpoints
- Unexpected survey modifications by non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to survey-maker API endpoints
- Requests bypassing normal authentication flows
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("survey-maker" OR "ays_survey") AND (status=403 OR status=200 from unauthorized IP)