CVE-2022-4220 Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Question Deletion
Attackers can trick administrators into deleting quiz questions 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-2022-4220?
CVE-2022-4220 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 list_questions() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete questions from quizzes 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-2022-4220?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kibokolabs Chained Quiz.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in prasunsen Chained Quiz
- CVE-2018-14502 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2022-4208 Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via datef
- CVE-2022-4209 Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pointsf
- CVE-2022-4210 Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via dnf
- CVE-2022-4211 Chained Quiz <= 1.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via emailf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq4c-q8c8-rwqm.