# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwp2-26xm-vq22

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- WordPress Watu Quiz <3.3.9.1 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-0968.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in prasunsen Watu Quiz

- [CVE-2024-53792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53792/): WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.1.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2025-46242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46242/): WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-0428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0428/): Watu Quiz < 3.3.8.2 - Reflected XSS (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-30844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30844/): WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-30483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30483/): WordPress Watu Quiz Plugin <= 3.3.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0968 exists.

Affected product: prasunsen Watu Quiz. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0968

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