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Quiz and Survey Master CVE-2026-11780

| EUVDEUVD-2026-59860 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-16 Wordfence GHSA-crj5-47f7-xg78
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
5.4 MEDIUM

Victim must load the injected quiz page to trigger execution (UI:R); contributor authentication is required (PR:L); scope change reflects cross-browser impact with no server confidentiality or availability loss.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 16, 2026 - 05:08 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 16, 2026 - 04:24 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionCVE.org

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) - Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'question_title' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

AnalysisAI

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in the Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin through version 11.2.1 allows authenticated attackers holding at minimum a contributor role to inject persistent JavaScript payloads via the 'question_title' parameter. The injected script executes in the browser of any user who subsequently views a page containing the poisoned quiz, enabling session hijacking, credential harvesting, or unauthorized administrative actions. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an active WordPress account assigned at minimum the contributor role on the target site; unauthenticated or subscriber-level users cannot inject payloads. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) scores 6.4 Medium, reflecting network reachability, low attack complexity, contributor-level authentication, and a scope change that captures cross-user browser impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upstream fix commits have been made in WordPress plugin SVN changesets 3609172 and 3612474; however, an exact confirmed patched release version number is not present in the available data, implying version 11.2.2 or later may contain the fixes. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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