CVE-2026-14825 Quiz And Survey Master < 11.2.4 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Quiz Text Settings Update via IDOR
Contributors can modify text settings of quizzes owned by other users due to missing ownership checks in the QSM plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14825?
CVE-2026-14825 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM), published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.2.4 does not perform a per-object ownership check before saving a quiz's front-end text settings, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to modify the text settings of quizzes created by other users.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14825?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-14825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cpph-75q5-7vr9.