Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Quiz And Survey Master - Best Quiz Plugin for WordPress - CVE-2023-0291
Published: February 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72521
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0291
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication for critical function within the "media_id" parameter. A remote attacker can delete any uploaded WordPress media files.
Affected software
Quiz And Survey Master - Best Quiz Plugin for WordPress
How to mitigate CVE-2023-0291
Install updates from vendor's website.
Quiz And Survey Master - Best Quiz Plugin for WordPress - update to 8.0.9