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Quiz and Survey Master CVE-2026-79615

| EUVDEUVD-2026-67572 LOW
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-28 WPScan GHSA-p22c-6jvf-q7g6
2.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan

Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY
2.7 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.3 MEDIUM

Contributor is a low-privilege WordPress role (PR:L), not high; network-accessible, no complexity, confidentiality-only disclosure.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 28, 2026 - 14:27 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 28, 2026 - 09:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 28, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 28, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
LOW 2.7

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin versions before 11.2.4 expose quiz question banks, hints, and correct answer keys to any authenticated Contributor-level user via a REST API route lacking authorization checks. The flaw allows a low-privileged user to read quiz content owned by other users on the same WordPress installation, undermining academic integrity and confidentiality of proprietary quiz material. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The attacker must hold a valid WordPress account with at least Contributor role on the target site - anonymous or unauthenticated access is not sufficient. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The published CVSS score of 2.7 (PR:H) conflicts materially with the description, which states exploitation is possible with a role 'as low as Contributor' - in WordPress, Contributor maps to PR:L (low privileges), not PR:H (administrator). … 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 Upgrade Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) to version 11.2.4 or later, which introduces the missing authorization check on the affected REST API route. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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