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Quiz Survey Master CVE-2026-107862

| EUVDEUVD-2026-97723 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-12 Patchstack GHSA-24cx-hg9p-pjg3
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privilege WordPress user
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted quiz/survey input with XSS payload
  3. Exploit
    Victim loads/interacts with affected page
  4. Execution
    DOM sinks render payload unsanitized
  5. Impact
    Script executes in victim browser session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account with at least low-level privileges (PR:L) capable of submitting input to the Quiz And Survey Master plugin, plus victim user interaction (UI:R) - a target must load and interact with the page where the unsanitized input is rendered into a DOM sink. It affects Quiz And Survey Master versions from an unspecified start through 11.2.7. Limiting factors: it does not work against fully unauthenticated attackers, it depends on a victim actually visiting/interacting with the affected page, and impact is confined to the client-side browser context (Low C/I/A), not direct server compromise.

Impact

This is a moderate, not a high-priority, issue. The vendor CVSS of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) describes a network-reachable but privilege-and-interaction-gated flaw: PR:L means an authenticated low-privilege account is required, and UI:R means a victim must perform some action, both of which reduce real-world exploitability. The scope change (S:C) and only Low impacts across C/I/A are consistent with a DOM-based XSS executing in another user's browser context rather than compromising the server. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no signal of active or automatable exploitation. The signals are internally consistent (authenticated + user-interaction XSS with limited impact), so there is no network-vs-local or EPSS-vs-KEV conflict to flag - the main caveat is simply that exploitation probability data (EPSS) is absent, so prioritization rests on the CVSS vector alone. Net: patch in normal cycle for affected WordPress sites; it is a genuine but limited client-side flaw, not a critical server-compromise bug.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privilege user (e.g., a contributor or a user able to submit quiz/survey data) injects a crafted payload that is reflected into the DOM without proper neutralization. When an administrator or another victim loads the affected page and interacts with it, the script executes in their browser session, enabling session actions in their context. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026

This moderate-severity DOM-based cross-site scripting issue affects the ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master WordPress plugin through version 11.2.7. An authenticated attacker with at least low-level privileges can supply input that is later rendered into a client-side DOM sink, causing script execution in the browser of a victim who interacts with the affected quiz or survey page. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (Medium); no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires victim interaction.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified in the provided data at time of analysis. Monitor the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/quiz-master-next/vulnerability/wordpress-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin-11-2-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve for a fixed release and, once available, upgrade beyond 11.2.7. Until a patch is available, reduce exposure by restricting the Quiz And Survey Master plugin to trusted administrators and removing quiz/survey creation or editing capabilities from low-privilege roles, which limits the PR:L attack path at the cost of changing editorial workflows. If the plugin is not required, disable and remove it. Consider virtual patching or WAF rules that filter DOM-XSS payloads and enforce a Content Security Policy that blocks inline script execution, though these controls can break legitimate plugin functionality and require tuning. Because exploitation needs victim interaction, also avoid clicking untrusted quiz or survey links and limit exposure of privileged pages.

Affected VersionsENISA

Quiz And Survey Master 0 ≤11.2.7

Affected Packages

euvd quiz_and_survey_master no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the WordPress plugin Quiz And Survey Master (CPE cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), which manages quizzes and surveys. CWE-79 covers improper neutralization of user-controllable input during web page generation; in this DOM-based variant, client-side JavaScript reads attacker-influenced data and writes it to a dangerous DOM sink such as innerHTML or document.write without proper encoding. The assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, a requirement for at least low-privileged authenticated access, and victim interaction. Impact is limited to the browser context with Low confidentiality, integrity, and availability effects, but scope is changed because the script executes in the victim's browser origin.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable DOM XSS needs an authenticated low-priv account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R); payload crossing into a victim's context gives S:C with Low C/I/A.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master quiz-master-next allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Quiz And Survey Master: from n/a through 11.2.7.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
High
very popular WordPress quiz/survey plugin with large install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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