CVE-2023-5943
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CVE-2023-5943 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Markusbegerow | Wp-Adv-Quiz | <= 1.0.2 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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