# CVE-2016-11085: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in the quiz-master-next plugin, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78pv-2jc7-v34r

## What is CVE-2016-11085?

CVE-2016-11085 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

php/qmn_options_questions_tab.php in the quiz-master-next plugin before 4.7.9 for WordPress allows CSRF, with resultant stored XSS, via the question_name parameter because js/admin_question.js mishandles parsing inside of a SCRIPT element.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11085?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-11085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-11085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-11085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-35949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35949/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-3592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3592/): SQL injection in Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-35951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35951/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-5606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5606/): Quiz And Survey Master < 9.0.2 - Contributor+ SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-0180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0180/): Cross-site request forgery in Quiz And Survey Master (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-11085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-11085 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-11085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-11085

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11085/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.