CVE-2023-3575 Quiz And Survey Master < 8.1.11 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized question titles in the Quiz And Survey Master plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.

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-2023-3575?

CVE-2023-3575 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Quiz And Survey Master, published on 7 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Quiz And Survey Master WordPress plugin before 8.1.11 does not properly sanitize and escape question titles, which could allow users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3575?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3575 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-2023-3575 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3575 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gp25-f9vr-66pv.

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