CVE-2023-0291 json
Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion
published 2023-06-09 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12368
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Quiz And Survey Master for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the function associated with the qsm_remove_file_fd_question AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 8.0.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- expresstech Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2834471/quiz-master-next
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/68110321-db1a-4634-98cd-0afd3ec933b8?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/quiz-master-next/
product
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/171011/wpqsm808-xsrf.txt
not-applicable, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-0291
- NVD CVE-2023-0291
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