Missing authorization in ExpressTech Quiz and Survey Master – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the details of unpublished, private, or password-protected quizzes, as well as submit file responses to questions from those quizzes, which allow file upload.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressTech | Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker | up to 10.3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker VendorExpressTech Affected up to 10.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 10.3.2 | Vulnerable | ExpressTech |
- cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 10.3.2 Vulnerable ·ExpressTech
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9637
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w7h-hjcr-7c39
References
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/10.2.6/php/classes/class-qmn-quiz-manager.php#L281
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/10.2.6/php/classes/class-qmn-quiz-manager.php#L1987
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/10.2.6/php/rest-api.php
More ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18392 An issue was discovered in the Quiz and Survey Master plugin before 7.0.1 for WordPress. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-05207 Quiz And Survey Master < 9.0.2 - Contributor+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-05583 Quiz and Survey Master < 9.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-09897 Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) < 9.2.1 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-05932 Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) < 9.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-04590 Quiz And Survey Master < 9.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-9637 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9637 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w7h-hjcr-7c39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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