Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-11780Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) <= 11.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'question_title' Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker from expresstech. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| expresstech | Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker | 0 – through 11.2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- 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