CVE-2026-14824
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before version 11.2.2 does not properly escape a question setting before outputting it into an unquoted HTML attribute. This allows users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user viewing the affected quiz.
Risk Assessment
Risk of malicious script execution in users' browsers, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or other attacks.
Recommendation
Update the Quiz and Survey Master plugin to version 11.2.2 or later, which fixes the vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Quiz and Survey Master WordPress plugin
See all- CVE-2026-79615Low
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before version 11.2.4 does not check authorisation when returning question bank entries through one of its REST API routes. Users with a role as low as Contributor can read the questions, hints and correct answer keys of quizzes belonging to other users.
- CVE-2023-3575Medium
The Quiz And Survey Master WordPress plugin before version 8.1.11 does not properly sanitize and escape question titles, which could allow users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.2.2 does not properly escape a question setting before outputting it into an unquoted HTML attribute, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user viewing the affected quiz.