CVE-2021-47941

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
68(Attend)
EG Risk 68/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 25, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WordPress Plugin Survey & Poll 1.5.7.3 SQL Injection via sss_params | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-survey-poll-sql-injection-via-sss-params
generic🟡 PoC Available

WordPress Plugin Survey & Poll 1.5.7.3 - 'sss_params' SQL Injection (2) - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50269

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-15 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-23 18:46 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-23 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-08-17 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-08-16 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-08-14 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-14 03:03 UTCEG score recompute
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  13. 2026-08-13 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-08-09 02:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-08 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-05 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-03 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-08-03 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-47941?
CVE-2021-47941 is a high vulnerability published on May 10, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2021-47941 disclosed?
CVE-2021-47941 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-47941 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-47941 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-47941?
CVE-2021-47941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-47941?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-47941, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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