PT-2022-26276 · WordPress · Chained Quiz

Muhammad Zeeshan + 1 · Published 2022-12-02 · Updated 2022-12-05 · CVE-2022-4213

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The dn parameter on the chainedquiz list page is specifically vulnerable.

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 chainedquiz list page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the dn parameter in the affected page until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4213

Affected Products

Chained Quiz

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4213 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4213 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2825368%40chained-quiz&new=2825368%40chained-quiz&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39179 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d46edcfe-ab6b-4966-9d85-40a2e2ee3d44?source=cve · Note
• https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4213 · Note