CVE-2026-65454: ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master SQL injection

CVE-2026-65454 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.5 · Published 2026-07-23

ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey Master, a popular WordPress plugin used for creating interactive quizzes and surveys, contains a security vulnerability. An attacker with basic contributor-level access to the website could manipulate database queries to access sensitive information. This could lead to the unauthorized exposure of customer data or internal site configurations.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-65454 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65454 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-65454?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.5, published 23 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey Master <= 11.2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65454?
A patch was published on 2026-07-23: Version 11.2.1 confirmed as patched version Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-65454 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-65454?
Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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.

Technical details

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Quiz And Survey Master plugin for WordPress (versions <= 11.2.0) due to improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (CWE-89). The flaw allows an authenticated attacker with 'Contributor' or higher privileges to inject malicious SQL queries via the network. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to read sensitive data from the database or cause minor availability issues. The vulnerability was addressed in version 11.2.1.

Affected products

  • ExpressTech Systems Quiz And Survey Master <= 11.2.0

Timeline

  • 2026-03-31: disclosed: Reported by anhcd05 to Patchstack
  • 2026-07-22: advisory: Patchstack published advisory
  • 2026-07-23: advisory: NVD published CVE record
  • 2026-07-23: patched: Version 11.2.1 confirmed as patched version

References

This page as Markdown. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link back.