CVE-2022-40698

WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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Published Nov 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (subscriber+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 on WordPress.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ExpressTech

Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 7.3.10`	affected	≤ 7.3.10

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 7.3.11 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43969	Auth. (subscriber+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 on WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.464% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/quiz-master-next/wordpress-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin-7-3-10-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Expresstech Quiz And Survey Master

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 18, 2022, 9:45 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 18, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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