Quiz and Survey Master QSM Plugin up to 10.3.1 on WordPress authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Quiz and Survey Master QSM Plugin up to 10.3.1 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-9637. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Quiz and Survey Master QSM Plugin up to 10.3.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability and status checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 10.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the details of unpublished, private, or password-protected quizzes, as well as submit file responses to questions from those quizzes, which allow file upload.
It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-9637. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2026).
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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Product
Type
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: AuthorizationCWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/06/2026 Advisory disclosed01/06/2026 VulDB entry created
01/06/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-9637 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9637
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339667
Entry
Created: 01/06/2026 03:25Updated: 01/06/2026 12:11
Changes: 01/06/2026 03:25 (49), 01/06/2026 12:11 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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