CVE-2023-5956

MEDIUM

4.8

Description

The Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.8

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published1/29/2024

Last Modified6/9/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

markusbegerow:wp-adv-quiz

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3d1fbae-88c9-45d1-92c6-0a529b21e3b2/(contact@wpscan.com)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b3d1fbae-88c9-45d1-92c6-0a529b21e3b2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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