Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker: A security weakness
Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker
- Plugin slug
quiz-master-next- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 06, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jan 06, 2026 and is one of 48 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability and status checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 10.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the details of unpublished, private, or password-protected quizzes, as well as submit file responses to questions from those quizzes, which allow file upload.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N