CVE-2021-24701 Quiz Tool Lite <= 2.3.15 - Multiple Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized quiz fields, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24701?
CVE-2021-24701 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Quiz Tool Lite, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Quiz Tool Lite WordPress plugin through 2.3.15 does not sanitize multiple input fields used when creating or managing quizzes and in other setting options, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quiz Tool Lite Project Quiz Tool Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24701 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-2021-24701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w68h-7qf5-3c32.