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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0429
CVE-2023-0429:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-0429 affects the Watu Quiz WordPress plugin versions before 3.3.8.2. The vulnerability was discovered on January 20, 2023, and publicly disclosed on January 24, 2023. This security issue involves improper sanitization and escaping of settings in the plugin (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 3.5 (Low). It is mapped to CWE-79 and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting. The technical issue stems from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape certain settings, particularly in the 'Words used for quiz/quizzes' configuration (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is explicitly disallowed, such as in multisite WordPress setups (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.3.8.3 of the Watu Quiz plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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