CVE-2025-67987
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Quiz And Survey Master WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of the plugin, potentially exposing sensitive data.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including user credentials, sensitive content, and potential privilege escalation leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of quiz/survey responses, user information, and potentially WordPress user credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if database user has minimal privileges and input validation blocks malicious payloads.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly exploited with automated tools.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 10.3.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Quiz And Survey Master'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary plugin deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate quiz-master-next
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting quiz-master-next endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Quiz And Survey Master version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get quiz-master-next --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is higher than 10.3.1📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts after quiz submissions
- Requests to quiz-master-next endpoints with SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL injection payloads to /wp-content/plugins/quiz-master-next/
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*quiz-master-next*" AND (payload="*UNION*" OR payload="*SELECT*" OR payload="*INSERT*" OR payload="*DELETE*")