Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2.8 - Missing Authorization

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-37921
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published July 9, 2024
Last Updated August 28, 2024
Researcher Manab Jyoti Dowarah
Description

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the finalize() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to answer quizzes that require logging in.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug chained-quiz (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.2.8
Patched Version
  • 1.3.2.9
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