SQL Injection Flaw in Viral Quiz Maker Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2019-14230

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Onionbuzz
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2019

Summary

The Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz plugin for WordPress suffers from a SQL injection vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization of the 'id' parameter within the set_count ajax nopriv handler. This oversight allows unauthenticated users to manipulate SQL queries in the saveQuestionVote function, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure and remote code execution. Users are advised to update to version 1.2.7 or later to mitigate this security risk.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/21/1
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/23/1
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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