Cross-site scripting in ExpressTech Quiz and Survey Master – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- 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-79.
Summary
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'question_title' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker | up to 11.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker VendorExpressTech Affected up to 11.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crj5-47f7-xg78
References
Other 11
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66334c29-c9d6-48b0-8d6b-bae588da0331?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.1.4/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php#L1580
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.1.4/php/rest-api.php#L741
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.1.4/php/rest-api.php#L301
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.1.4/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php#L1557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.0.0/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php#L1580
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.0.0/php/rest-api.php#L741
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.0.0/php/rest-api.php#L301
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quiz-master-next/tags/11.0.0/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php#L1557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3609172%40quiz-master-next&new=3609172%40quiz-master-next
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3612474%40quiz-master-next&new=3612474%40quiz-master-next
More ExpressTech 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-2026-11780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-crj5-47f7-xg78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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