Quiz and Survey Master (QSM): SQL injection
Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Quiz and Survey Master (QSM)
- Plugin slug
quiz-and-survey-master- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 02, 2024
This CVE was published Jul 02, 2024 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) 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
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 9.0.2 is vulnerable does not validate and escape the question_id parameter in the qsm_bulk_delete_question_from_database AJAX action, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by Contributors and above role
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H