What is CVE-2021-24459?

CVE-2021-24459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ays Pro Survey Maker, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-24459?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24459 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Ays Pro Survey Maker

CVE-2021-24459

The get_results() and get_items() functions in the Survey Maker WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2021-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ays Pro Survey Maker — versions 1.5.6
Ays-Pro Survey Maker

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fafbec0-55e4-41cf-8402-1b57b6615225 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24459?: CVE-2021-24459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ays Pro Survey Maker, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-24459?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24459 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.