Medium severity · published Jul 12, 2024
CVE-2024-2640
Watu Quiz < 3.4.1.2 - Author+ Stored XSS
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.4.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow users such as authors (if they've been authorized by admins) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WQ
Watu Quiz ·
before 3.4.1.2 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2640
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2640
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d46db635-9d84-4268-a789-406a0db4cccf/
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