Auth bypass in Expresstech Quiz And Survey Master (Qsm) – Easy Maker
CVE-2026-9230
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 11.1.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to modify quizzes they do not own, overwrite quiz results pages, and reroute quiz-result notification emails to attacker-controlled addresses. An attacker first calls the /quiz/structure endpoint with an arbitrary victim quiz ID to obtain a valid nonce bound to that quiz ID and their own user ID, then presents that nonce to the /quizzes/{id}/emails save endpoint, which accepts it without verifying quiz ownership.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-9230?
- CVE-2026-9230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Expresstech Quiz And Survey Master (Qsm) – Easy Maker, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-9230?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.