CVE-2020-35951 is a critical arbitrary file deletion vulnerability affecting the Quiz and Survey Master plugin before version 7.0.1 for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to delete critical files, such as wp-config.php, potentially taking a site offline and enabling a malicious reinstallation of WordPress. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to high impact on availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:quiz_and_survey_master:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.