Chained Quiz Plugin up to 1.3.2.2 on WordPress api_key cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Chained Quiz Plugin up to 1.3.2.2 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument api_key leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4217. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Chained Quiz Plugin up to 1.3.2.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument api_key with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'api_key' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2022. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4217 since 11/29/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Applying the patch 2824193 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: 2824193

Timelineinfo

11/29/2022 🔍
12/03/2022 +4 days 🔍
12/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2026 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2824193
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214757

Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2022 08:29
Updated: 04/09/2026 01:38
Changes: 12/03/2022 08:29 (52), 12/25/2022 17:06 (1), 12/25/2022 17:13 (11), 04/09/2026 01:38 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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