PT-2022-26308 · WordPress · Chained Quiz

Muhammad Zeeshan + 1 · Published 2022-12-02 · Updated 2022-12-05 · CVE-2022-4220

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 list questions() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete questions from quizzes by tricking 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 list questions() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to quiz management features to minimize the risk of unauthorized question deletion.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4220

Affected Products

Chained Quiz

References · 7

• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/417a11bcb9b8da28cfe5ba1c17c44d0e · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4220 · Vendor Advisory
• 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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chained-quiz/trunk/controllers/questions.php#L73 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4220 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/966a3a33-3d22-4671-8893-7a64ff838f39?source=cve · Note
• https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4220 · Note