Description
The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.3.8.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Published: 2023-02-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12485 The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.3.8.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
History

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Kibokolabs Watu Quiz
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-12T20:26:43.909Z

Reserved: 2023-01-20T13:23:29.128Z

Link: CVE-2023-0428

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:56.063Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-21T09:15:12.820

Modified: 2025-03-12T21:15:40.637

Link: CVE-2023-0428

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses