CVE-2020-35951 (GCVE-0-2020-35951)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-01 03:27 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Quiz and Survey Master plugin before 7.0.1 for WordPress. It allows users to delete arbitrary files such as wp-config.php file, which could effectively take a site offline and allow an attacker to reinstall with a WordPress instance under their control. This occurred via qsm_remove_file_fd_question, which allowed unauthenticated deletions (even though it was only intended for a person to delete their own quiz-answer files).
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-v… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10348 | x_refsource_MISC |
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