CVE-2021-24571

HD Quiz <= 1.8.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

5.4

CVSS Score

5.4

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.8.4

Patched in

911d

Time to patch

Description

The HD Quiz WordPress plugin before 1.8.4 does not escape some of its Answers before outputting them in attribute when generating the Quiz, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.8.4

PublishedJuly 26, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginhd-quiz

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19d724f3-96fb-4834-aa56-6b8d30f0e34d?source=api-prod

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