CVE-2022-42883 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-42883: WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability

Vendor Expresstech

Product Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure

Published November 18, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability discovered by Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 on WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Quiz And Survey Master WordPress plugin version 7.3.10 and earlier exposes sensitive information to unauthenticated users. An attacker can read data that should be restricted without needing to log in or interact with a site administrator. The vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls on data retrieval functions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive quiz, survey, or user data without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Quiz responses, survey answers, or other plugin data may be visible to anyone visiting your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the WordPress site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42883 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html AskarLabs — CWE-200 write-up Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-42883

CWE CWE-200

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions