Vulnerability · Published Jan 29, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5943Wp-Adv-Quiz < 1.0.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Wp-Adv-Quiz from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin before 1.0.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Wp-Adv-Quiz | 0 – before 1.0.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description