2026-07-28 6:0CVE-2026-14821WPScan
PUBLISHED5.2

Quiz And Survey Master < 11.1.5 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Template Deletion

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.1.5 does not perform a capability check before deleting output templates, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to delete arbitrary templates.

Problem type

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected products

Unknown

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM)

< 11.1.5 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-v9qq-hpjj-75m3

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.1.5 does not perform a capability...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9qq-hpjj-75m3

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.1.5 does not perform a capability check before deleting output templates, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to delete arbitrary templates.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-14821
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