CVE-2021-24221

The Quiz And Survey Master â€“ Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress plugin before 7.1.12 did not sanitise the result_id GET parameter on pages with the [qsm_result] shortcode without id attribute, concatenating it in a SQL statement and leading to an SQL injection. The lowest role allowed to use this shortcode in post or pages being author, such user could gain unauthorised access to the DBMS. If the shortcode (without the id attribute) is embed on a public page or post, then unauthenticated users could exploit the injection.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2479603/	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b52b25c-82a1-41c7-83ac-92e244f7c5ab	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-04-12 07:15

Updated : 2021-04-19 18:02

NVD link : CVE-2021-24221

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24221

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Products Affected

expresstech

quiz_and_survey_master

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