CVE-2025-9318: The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) , Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL…
CVE-2025-9318 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-01-06
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘is_linking’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-9318 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-9318?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 6 January 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
ExpressTech Quiz, ExpressTech Survey Master. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-9318?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-9318?
Check whether you run ExpressTech Quiz or ExpressTech Survey Master. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.