CVE-2021-36905 (GCVE-0-2021-36905)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-17 22:02 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.4 - Multiple Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.4 on WordPress.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
Patchstack CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 3323 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 7.3.4 , ≤ 7.3.4 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-21 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Vlad Vector (Patchstack)
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