VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-5956
The Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- markusbegerow/wp-adv-quiz
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3d1fbae-88c9-45d1-92c6-0a529b21e3b2/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3d1fbae-88c9-45d1-92c6-0a529b21e3b2/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.