CVE-2023-0291
Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | expresstech |
| Product | quiz and survey master (qsm) – easy quiz and survey maker |
| Published | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
expresstech / Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker
0 ≤ 8.0.8
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/68110321-db1a-4634-98cd-0afd3ec933b8?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/quiz-master-next/ packetstormsecurity.com: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171011/wpqsm808-xsrf.txt plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2834471/quiz-master-next
Credits
Julien Ahrens