CVE-2025-9318

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) <= 10.3.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via `is_linking` Query Parameter

mediumImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
10.3.2
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

Description

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘is_linking’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=10.3.1
PublishedJanuary 5, 2026
Last updatedJanuary 6, 2026
Affected pluginquiz-master-next

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