WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
HD Quiz < 1.8.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Description
The plugin 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
Proof of Concept
Create or edit a Quiz, and put the following payload as an Answers of a "Multiple Choice: Text" Question: " autofocus onfocus=alert(/XSS/) " Then, the XSS will be triggered when viewing a page with the embed Quiz
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.8.4 References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Authenticated Stored XSS
Submitter
Asif Nawaz Minhas
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-07-26 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-07-26 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-04-12 (about 1 years ago)
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