Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-2440

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-21
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The SurveyJS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3 via survey result submissions. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The public survey page exposes the nonce required for submission, allowing unauthenticated attackers to submit HTML-encoded payloads that are decoded and rendered as executable HTML when an administrator views survey results, leading to stored XSS in the admin context.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The SurveyJS WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.5.3) suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability in survey result submissions. Unauthenticated attackers can submit HTML-encoded malicious payloads via the public survey form (which exposes the submission nonce). These payloads are stored and executed when an administrator views the survey results in the admin dashboard, as the plugin fails to properly sanitize input and escape output.

MitigationUpdate the SurveyJS plugin to a version beyond 2.5.3 when available; alternatively, restrict access to the survey results admin page until the patch is applied.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check SurveyJS plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > SurveyJS and look at the Version number. Alternatively, check the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/surveyjs/ for a version file or header comment.
    Affected if The installed version is 2.5.3 or any earlier version (e.g., 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.0.0, etc.)
  2. Identify exposed survey forms
    Look for publicly accessible survey URLs on your site. Check if the survey form endpoint is reachable without authentication - typically URLs containing /surveyjs/ or similar patterns are publicly available.
    Affected if Public survey forms are enabled and accessible to unauthenticated users, exposing the submission nonce
  3. Review survey result submissions
    In WordPress admin, navigate to the SurveyJS results or submissions view. Inspect the stored survey responses for any unexpected HTML, script tags, or encoded payloads in text fields.
    Affected if Survey submissions contain unsanitized HTML or script tags that could execute when viewed in the admin dashboard
  4. Verify admin result viewing page
    Access the survey results page in the WordPress admin dashboard (typically under SurveyJS menu). Observe whether the page renders submitted data without proper escaping.
    Affected if The admin can view survey results and the output is not sanitized/escaped when displaying submitted values

You are affected if the SurveyJS plugin version is 2.5.3 or earlier AND public survey forms are enabled, allowing unauthenticated submissions that can contain malicious scripts stored in the database.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the SurveyJS plugin to a version beyond 2.5.3 when available; alternatively, restrict access to the survey results admin page until the patch is applied.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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