CVE-2021-24368 Quiz And Survey Master < 7.1.18 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Reflected XSS in Quiz And Survey Master plugin allows attackers to escalate privileges by tricking admins into clicking malicious links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24368?
CVE-2021-24368 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress, published on 20 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin WordPress plugin before 7.1.18 did not sanitise or escape its result_id parameter when displaying an existing quiz result page, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. This could allow for privilege escalation by inducing a logged in admin to open a malicious link
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24368?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-24368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p8c-g4f9-2fg8.