CVE-2026-14820 json
Quiz And Survey Master < 11.1.3 - Unauthenticated User Enumeration and Password Oracle via Quiz Login
published 3mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-49083
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.1.3 does not implement rate limiting or standard failed-login auditing on its front-end credential-check functionality and returns distinct responses for valid and invalid accounts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid usernames and to brute-force passwords while bypassing brute-force protection Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin before 11.1.3.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) 11.1.3
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/22af8c73-8147-4205-8285-a35881f2d041/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/22af8c73-8147-4205-8285-a35881f2d041/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-14820
- NVD CVE-2026-14820
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.