CVE-2024-27966 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-27966: WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 8.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Expresstech
Product Quiz And Survey Master
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 21, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Quiz And Survey Master: from n/a through 8.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Quiz And Survey Master versions up to 8.2.2 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts into quiz or survey content that execute in the browsers of other users viewing those quizzes. The vulnerability requires an admin to craft the payload and a victim to view the affected content, but can compromise user sessions or steal data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view quizzes or surveys.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow session hijacking or data theft from site visitors viewing quizzes.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must view the affected quiz or survey page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 21, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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