CVE-2021-24221: The Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress plugin before 7.1.12 did not sanitise the result_id GET parameter on pages with the [qsm_result] shortcode without id attri

high Affects quiz-and-survey-master (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-04-12; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress plugin before 7.1.12 did not sanitise the result_id GET parameter on pages with the [qsm_result] shortcode without id attri

Package: quiz-and-survey-master (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.1.12
Fixed in: 7.1.12
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (79.5th percentile)
Published: 2021-04-12
Source: nvd

References

CWE-89

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