CVE-2023-0291 (GCVE-0-2023-0291)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-09 05:33
Modified
2026-04-08 16:58
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| expresstech | Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker |
Version: 0 ≤ 8.0.8 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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