Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Chained Quiz Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2022-4213

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Chained Quiz
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 December 2022

Summary

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in the 'dn' parameter on the 'chainedquiz_list' page. Attackers can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that could execute if users are tricked into clicking deceptive links. This poses significant security risks for WordPress installations running this plugin, especially in versions up to and including 1.3.2.2.

Affected Version(s)

Chained Quiz * <= 1.3.2.2

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-contin...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)
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