CVE-2024-0873 Watu Quiz <= 3.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the watu-basic-chart shortcode, leading to script execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0873?
CVE-2024-0873 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in prasunsen Watu Quiz, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'watu-basic-chart' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kibokolabs Watu Quiz.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0873 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-2024-0873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-354p-799c-vqvc.