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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-4220
CVE-2022-4220:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress was found to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to and including 1.3.2.4. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 2, 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Score of 5.4 (Medium) with the CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability affects multiple endpoints in the plugin, including quiz deletion, response management, and question management functionalities (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users, including deleting quizzes, submitted responses, and questions from quizzes. These actions could lead to data loss and disruption of quiz functionality (GitHub Gist).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update their Chained Quiz plugin to a version newer than 1.3.2.4 to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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