CVE-2022-4219 Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Submitted Response Deletion

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can trick administrators into deleting quiz responses via forged requests due to missing nonce validation in the Chained Quiz plugin.

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-2022-4219?

CVE-2022-4219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in prasunsen Chained Quiz, published on 2 Dec 2022. 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 Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.4. This is due to missing nonce validation on the manage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete submitted quiz responses via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4219?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kibokolabs Chained Quiz.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-4219 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7jh2-q8mj-7c4r.

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