CVE-2023-5943

The Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin before 1.0.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:markusbegerow:wp-adv-quiz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

03 Feb 2024, 01:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:markusbegerow:wp-adv-quiz::::::wordpress::*
CWE		CWE-79
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8
First Time		Markusbegerow wp-adv-quiz Markusbegerow
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/ -~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18fbe9d5-4829-450b-988c-8ba4becd032a/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

29 Jan 2024, 16:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-29 15:15

Updated : 2025-06-11 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-5943

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5943

JSON object : View

Products Affected

markusbegerow

wp-adv-quiz

CWE

CWE-79

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

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