5.3

CVE-2026-14820: unknown quiz and survey master (qsm)

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 27-07-2026Last modified 27-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-14820 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in unknown quiz and survey master (qsm). EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 27-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 0.22% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links