Quiz And Survey Master <= 7.1.11 - Authenticated SQL injection via shortcode

8.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24221
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published March 26, 2021
Last Updated February 2, 2023
Researcher Nguyen Van Khanh

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug quiz-master-next (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 7.1.12, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 7.1.11
Patched Version
  • 7.1.12

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