PT-2022-26296
CVE-2022-4217
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Published
2022-12-02
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Updated
2022-12-05
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.2
Description
The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages via the
api key parameter. This enables the execution of injected scripts whenever a user accesses an injected page.Recommendations
For Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.2, consider updating to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the
api key parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.Exploitability
Exploit
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