An issue was discovered in the Quiz and Survey Master plugin before 7.0.1 for WordPress. It made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. If a quiz question could be answered by uploading a file, only the Content-Type header was checked during the upload, and thus the attacker could use text/plain for a .php file.
CVE-2020-35949 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Remote Code Execution issue affecting the Plugin Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker. It affects Versions before 7.0.1 and is fixed in 7.0.1.
CVE-2020-35949 is tracked for the Plugin Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions before 7.0.1. Update Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker to 7.0.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
quiz-master-next
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2020-35949 |
| Patched Versions |
7.0.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 7.0.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress <= 9.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
Quiz and Survey Master <= 8.1.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Quiz And Survey Master <= 7.3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Quiz And Survey Master <= 7.1.11 - Authenticated SQL injection via shortcode
Quiz And Survey Master <= 4.7.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Quiz and Survey Master <= 7.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
Quiz And Survey Master <= 10.2.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion
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