CVE-2026-2412
Received Received - Intake

SQL Injection in Quiz and Survey Master Plugin Allows Data Exposure

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-2412, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-03-23

Last updated on: 2026-03-23

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'merged_question' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3.5. This is due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input before being used in a SQL query. The sanitize_text_field() function applied to the merged_question parameter does not prevent SQL metacharacters like ), OR, AND, and # from being included in the value, which is then directly concatenated into a SQL IN() clause without using $wpdb->prepare() or casting values to integers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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Published
2026-03-23
Last Modified
2026-03-23
Generated
2026-07-26
AI Q&A
2026-03-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-25
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Vendor Product Version / Range
quiz_and_survey_master qsm to 10.3.5 (inc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-89 The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

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Executive Summary

The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) plugin for WordPress has a SQL Injection vulnerability in the 'merged_question' parameter in all versions up to and including 10.3.5. This happens because the plugin does not properly sanitize user input before using it in a SQL query. Specifically, the sanitize_text_field() function does not block SQL metacharacters such as ), OR, AND, and #. These characters are then directly concatenated into a SQL IN() clause without proper preparation or casting, allowing attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject additional SQL queries.

This vulnerability enables attackers to manipulate SQL queries to extract sensitive information from the database.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above to perform unauthorized SQL queries on the database. As a result, attackers may extract sensitive information stored in the database, potentially leading to data breaches or exposure of confidential data.

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