Quiz Maker Plugin prior 6.4.9.5 on WordPress URL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quiz Maker Plugin on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-6166. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quiz Maker Plugin on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.4.9.5 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The weakness was published 12/26/2023 by Alex Sanford. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6166 since 11/15/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 6.4.9.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Quiz Maker Plugin 6.4.9.5

Timelineinfo

11/15/2023 🔍
12/26/2023 +41 days 🔍
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01/19/2024 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Alex Sanford
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249080

Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2023 21:50
Updated: 01/19/2024 14:21
Changes: 12/26/2023 21:50 (41), 01/19/2024 14:21 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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