CVE-2023-0292 Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Media Deletion

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary media files by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce validation.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2023-0292?

CVE-2023-0292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in expresstech Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker, published on 9 Jun 2023. 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

The Quiz And Survey Master plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 8.0.8. This is due to missing nonce validation on the function associated with the qsm_remove_file_fd_question AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0292?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0292?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-0292 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q778-4w82-cxh8.

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