CVE-2023-0291

Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion

7.2 High

The Quiz And Survey Master for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the function associated with the qsm_remove_file_fd_question AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 8.0.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

2.03%Up 2.0 points since Jun 9, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion

Record: CVE-2023-0291
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-12368 7.2

Record: EUVD-2023-12368
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qfx5-pmrr-ggvv 7.2

The Quiz And Survey Master for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing...

Record: GHSA-qfx5-pmrr-ggvv
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2023-0291
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.2

Quiz And Survey Master <= 8.0.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media Deletion

Record: CVE-2023-0291
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-0291 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Expresstech Quiz And Survey Master, published June 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.