Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Chained Quiz Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2022-4214

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

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

Summary

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is susceptible to reflected cross-site scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Exploitation occurs through the 'ip' parameter on the 'chainedquiz_list' page in versions up to and including 1.3.2.3. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts into pages, potentially deceiving users into executing these scripts by clicking on malicious links.

Affected Version(s)

Chained Quiz * <= 1.3.2.3

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...
https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/417a11bcb9b8da28cfe5ba...
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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