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.
PUBLISHED5.2
Quiz And Survey Master < 11.1.5 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Template Deletion
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-75m3The 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-2026-14821Click to expand
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