CVE-2021-24221
HIGHQuiz And Survey Master < 7.1.12 - SQL Injection via result_id GET Parameter
Title source: llmDescription
The Quiz And Survey Master – 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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b52b25c-82a1-41c7-83ac-92e244f7c5ab
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2479603/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0189
EPSS Percentile
77.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-89
Status
published
Products (1)
expresstech/quiz_and_survey_master
< 7.1.12
Published
Apr 12, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026