# CVE-2022-40698: WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Authenticated subscribers can inject malicious scripts into the Quiz And Survey Master plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29mh-w3r4-79cm

## What is CVE-2022-40698?

CVE-2022-40698 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Auth. (subscriber+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 on WordPress.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40698?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin)

- [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-2022-40698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40698 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-40698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40698/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40698

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40698/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.