PT-2023-6742 · WordPress · Quiz/Survey Master

Julien Ahrens · Published 2023-02-08 · Updated 2023-06-14 · CVE-2023-0291

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Quiz And Survey Master for WordPress versions up to, and including, 8.0.8

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the function associated with the qsm remove file fd question AJAX action. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to remove files.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 8.0.8, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on the qsm remove file fd question function to prevent unauthorized file deletion. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the qsm remove file fd question AJAX action until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Missing Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-306

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07524

CVE-2023-0291

Affected Products

Quiz/Survey Master

References · 9

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2834471/quiz-master-next · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07524 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0291 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/quiz-master-next · Note
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Feb/2 · Note
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171011/wpqsm808-xsrf.txt · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/68110321-db1a-4634-98cd-0afd3ec933b8?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/33152 · Telegram Post