CVE-2022-40698 WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated subscribers can inject malicious scripts into the Quiz And Survey Master plugin, 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-2022-40698?
CVE-2022-40698 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Auth. (subscriber+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 7.3.10 on WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40698 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-2022-40698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29mh-w3r4-79cm.