10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-35949
WordPress Quiz and Survey Master Remote Code Execution(cljs)
Description

An issue was discovered in the Quiz and Survey Master plugin before 7.0.1 for WordPress. It made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. If a quiz question could be answered by uploading a file, only the Content-Type header was checked during the upload, and thus the attacker could use text/plain for a .php file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 1, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-35949 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Quizandsurveymaster quiz_and_survey_master
1 Expresstech quiz_and_survey_master
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-35949.

URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10349 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-35949 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-732 CWE-434
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10349 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10349 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.70 }} 0.21%

score

0.88006

percentile

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