Description
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.2.4 does not check authorisation when returning question bank entries through one of its REST API routes, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to read the questions, hints and correct answer keys of quizzes belonging to other users.
Published: 2026-08-28
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Quiz and Survey Master plugin for WordPress, in all releases before 11.2.4, lacks authorization checks on a REST API route that returns question bank entries. A CWE-639 weakness allows a user with a role as low as Contributor to read the questions, hints, and correct answer keys of quizzes created by other users. This unauthorized disclosure permits attackers to read confidential quiz content.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation that has the QSM plugin installed with a version earlier than 11.2.4 is affected. The vulnerability applies to sites where users with Contributor or higher roles are present. There are no specific sub‑version identifiers, so the entire series of releases before 11.2.4 is considered vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

Because the flaw, identified as CWE-639, is an IDOR exposed over a public REST endpoint, an attacker merely needs to know the quiz identifier or brute‑force the parameter to retrieve data. No credentials beyond the normal contributor role are required. The EPSS score is <1%, indicating a low likelihood of exploitation. The CVSS score of 2.7 reflects a low impact focused on information disclosure.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 16:26 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the QSM plugin to version 11.2.4 or later.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, block or remove the vulnerable REST API route (e.g., /wp-json/...) using a firewall rule or a WordPress security plugin.
  • Limit the Contributor role so that it does not have permission to read or edit quizzes, or disable the feature that exposes the question bank to contributors within the plugin settings.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 16:26 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.2.4 does not check authorisation when returning question bank entries through one of its REST API routes, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to read the questions, hints and correct answer keys of quizzes belonging to other users.
Title Quiz And Survey Master < 11.2.4 - Contributor+ Cross-Quiz Question Bank and Answer Key Disclosure via IDOR
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T13:03:20.541Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T07:42:25.726Z

Link: CVE-2026-79615

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T12:57:40.490Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:42.150

Modified: 2026-08-28T18:40:31.630

Link: CVE-2026-79615

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key