Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion

2023-02-15 00:00

Julien Ahrens

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.0.9

Affected PluginQuiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker

Affected Version<= 8.0.8

CVSS7.2High

CVECVE-2023-0291

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.0.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0291 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/68110321-db1a-4634-98cd-0afd3ec933b8

CVSS Vector

7.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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