CVE-2023-0968 Watu Quiz <= 3.3.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via vulnerable parameters, executing code in victim browsers if they click a crafted link.
- 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-2023-0968?
CVE-2023-0968 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in prasunsen Watu Quiz, published on 3 Mar 2023. 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 Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘dn’, 'email', 'points', and 'date' parameters in versions up to, and including, 3.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kibokolabs Watu Quiz.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0968 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-2023-0968 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0968 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in prasunsen Watu Quiz
- CVE-2024-53792 WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.1.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-46242 WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0428 Watu Quiz < 3.3.8.2 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2025-30844 WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-30483 WordPress Watu Quiz Plugin <= 3.3.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xwp2-26xm-vq22.