CVE-2021-24221
High
Description
The Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress plugin before 7.1.12 did not sanitise the result_id GET parameter on pages with the [qsm_result] shortcode without id attribute, concatenating it in a SQL statement and leading to an SQL injection. The lowest role allowed to use this shortcode in post or pages being author, such user could gain unauthorised access to the DBMS. If the shortcode (without the id attribute) is embed on a public page or post, then unauthenticated users could exploit the injection.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductExpresstech Quiz And Survey Master
PublishedApr 12, 2021
First seenApr 12, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-89SQL injection
How to fix
Update
- expresstech quiz_and_survey_master7.1.12 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| expresstech quiz_and_survey_master | v < 7.1.12 | 7.1.12 |
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