PT-2022-26304 · WordPress · Chained Quiz

Muhammad Zeeshan + 1 · Published 2022-12-02 · Updated 2022-12-05 · CVE-2022-4219

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.4

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation on the manage() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete submitted quiz responses via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.4, consider disabling the manage() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's management interface to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the plugin until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4219

Affected Products

Chained Quiz

References · 8

• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/417a11bcb9b8da28cfe5ba1c17c44d0e · Exploit
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2826623%40chained-quiz&new=2826623%40chained-quiz&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4219 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4219 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/53876 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/53926 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4219 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cf96887c-6e0d-43d9-a3f2-88981adb4c98?source=cve · Note