VDB-221097 · CVE-2023-0292 · GCVE-0-2023-0292

Quiz and Survey Master Plugin up to 8.0.8 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Quiz and Survey Master Plugin up to 8.0.8 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-0292. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Quiz and Survey Master Plugin up to 8.0.8 on WordPress (Survey Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Quiz And Survey Master plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 8.0.8. This is due to missing nonce validation on the function associated with the qsm_remove_file_fd_question AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2023 by Julien Ahrens. The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0292 since 01/13/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Survey Software

Name

Quiz and Survey Master Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 8.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/13/2023 🔍
02/15/2023 +33 days 🔍
02/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2026 +1149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Julien Ahrens
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-0292 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221097

Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2023 14:57
Updated: 04/09/2026 23:17
Changes: 02/15/2023 14:57 (38), 04/09/2026 23:17 (36)
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