CVE-2022-3739 WP Best Quiz <= 1.0 - Author+ Stored XSS
Authors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in WP Best Quiz, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3739?
CVE-2022-3739 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Best Quiz, published on 16 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Best Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3739?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Subina Wp Best Quiz.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3739?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3739 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-2022-3739 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3739 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv65-3wh4-c445.