PT-2024-14850 · WordPress · Wp-Adv-Quiz

Bob Matyas · Published 2024-01-29 · Updated 2025-06-09 · CVE-2023-5956

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin versions 1.0.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example, in a multisite setup. This is due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin versions 1.0.2 and earlier, update to a version that addresses the sanitization and escaping of settings to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5956

Affected Products

Wp-Adv-Quiz

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3d1fbae-88c9-45d1-92c6-0a529b21e3b2 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5956 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5956 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/69082 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/125165 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/69884 · Telegram Post