CVE-2025-28878

WordPress Awesome Surveys plugin <= 2.0.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Mar 11, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Will Brubaker Awesome Surveys awesome-surveys allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Awesome Surveys: from n/a through <= 2.0.10.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is a stored cross‑site scripting flaw that allows malicious scripts to be embedded in data submitted through the Awesome Surveys plugin. When the data is later displayed on a web page, the unsanitized input is rendered, giving an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of visitors. This can lead to cookie theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the site.

Affected Systems

All installations of the Will Brubaker Awesome Surveys WordPress plugin version 2.0.10 and earlier are vulnerable; the flaw is present on any site that has not upgraded beyond 2.0.10.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.9 indicates a moderate risk. The EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests that exploitation is currently low. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. The most likely attack path requires an attacker to submit a malicious survey response through the public or authenticated interface, after which the malicious script is rendered for every visitor who views the survey data.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Awesome Surveys plugin to a version that fixes the XSS issue, if one is available (e.g., 2.0.11 or later).
  • If no newer patch exists, limit survey response submission to trusted administrators or temporarily disable the plugin until the flaw is addressed.
  • Ensure that any user input captured by the plugin is properly escaped or sanitized before storage or rendering, using WordPress functions such as esc_html().
  • Apply a Web Application Firewall or enforce a Content Security Policy to block malicious script execution in browsers.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 14:04 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-7844 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Will Brubaker Awesome Surveys allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Awesome Surveys: from n/a through 2.0.10.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Will Brubaker Awesome Surveys allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Awesome Surveys: from n/a through 2.0.10. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Will Brubaker Awesome Surveys awesome-surveys allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Awesome Surveys: from n/a through <= 2.0.10.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00039}

epss

{'score': 0.00056}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Willbrubaker
Willbrubaker awesome Surveys
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:willbrubaker:awesome_surveys:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Willbrubaker
Willbrubaker awesome Surveys
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Will Brubaker Awesome Surveys allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Awesome Surveys: from n/a through 2.0.10.
Title WordPress Awesome Surveys plugin <= 2.0.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Mar 11, 2025, 8:09 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 11, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:04 AM