Quiz and Survey Master contributors can delete output templates
Quiz and Survey Master before 11.1.5 omits a capability check from its output-template deletion operation. Any authenticated Contributor can select and delete arbitrary QSM output templates, allowing a low-privilege account to disrupt or alter quiz and survey presentation. The WPScan CNA record does not disclose the endpoint, action, template identifier parameter or deletion function.
- Component
- Quiz and Survey Master (QSM)
- Plugin slug
quiz-and-survey-master-qsm- Affected
- < 11.1.5
- Safe version
11.1.5- Published
- Jul 28, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jul 28, 2026 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Quiz and Survey Master to 11.1.5 or later. Review Contributor activity and the configured output-template inventory, and restore missing templates from a trusted backup.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.1.5 does not perform a capability check before deleting output templates, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to delete arbitrary templates.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N