Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Chained Quiz Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2022-4216

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

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

Summary

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the 'facebook_appid' parameter due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping procedures. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with administrative rights to inject malicious scripts into pages, which will then execute on the browsers of users accessing those compromised pages. It highlights significant security risks associated with insufficient validation and sanitization in web applications.

Affected Version(s)

Chained Quiz * <= 1.3.2.2

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)
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