WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2016-11085 Modified

Quiz And Survey Master: Cross-site scripting

Quiz And Survey Master is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Quiz And Survey Master
Plugin slug
quiz-and-survey-master
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 16, 2020
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Aug 16, 2020 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Quiz And Survey Master to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

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

php/qmn_options_questions_tab.php in the quiz-master-next plugin before 4.7.9 for WordPress allows CSRF, with resultant stored XSS, via the question_name parameter because js/admin_question.js mishandles parsing inside of a SCRIPT element.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources