# CVE-2024-5606: Quiz And Survey Master < 9.0.2 - Contributor+ SQLi

> Contributors can exploit SQL injection in the QSM plugin to read or modify database contents via the question_id parameter.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mjgw-jfgq-jq67

## What is CVE-2024-5606?

CVE-2024-5606 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) , published on 2 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM)  WordPress plugin before 9.0.2 is vulnerable does not validate and escape the question_id parameter in the qsm_bulk_delete_question_from_database AJAX action, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by Contributors and above role

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5606?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5606 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5606 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) 

- [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-2022-0180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0180/): Cross-site request forgery in Quiz And Survey Master (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24221/): Quiz And Survey Master < 7.1.12 - Authenticated SQL injection via shortcode (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5606 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5606 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) , published on 2 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5606 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) . 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-2024-5606/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5606/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5606
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5606
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5606

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5606/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.