WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Chained Quiz < 1.3.2.9 - Missing Authorization

Description

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the finalize() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to answer quizzes that require logging in.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
chained-quiz
Fixed in 1.3.2.9

References

CVE
CVE-2024-37921
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69bc3b17-87fd-4e69-b769-85bbf13b214e

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
5.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Manab Jyoti Dowarah
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
082d1043-412e-4aa3-938f-fdb4081a2add

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-07-09 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2024-08-29 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2024-08-29 (about 1 year ago)

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