Medium severity · published Mar 3, 2023
CVE-2023-0968
Watu Quiz <= 3.3.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
6.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘dn’, 'email', 'points', and 'date' parameters in versions up to, and including, 3.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WQ
Watu Quiz · prasunsen
through 3.3.9 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0968
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0968
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watu/trunk/views/takings.php#L31
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/03/multiple-reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-three-wordpress-plugins-patched/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6341bdcc-c99f-40c3-81c4-ad90ff19f802?source=cve
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6341bdcc-c99f-40c3-81c4-ad90ff19f802
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