CVE-2025-9294: The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the qsm_dashboard_delete_result funct

medium Affects quiz-master-next (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-01-06; advisory modified 2026-10-07.

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the qsm_dashboard_delete_result funct

Package: quiz-master-next (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <10.3.2
Fixed in: 10.3.2
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (13.2th percentile)
Published: 2026-01-06
Source: nvd

References

CWE-285 CWE-862

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