CVE-2024-27966 WordPress Quiz And Survey Master plugin <= 8.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Quiz And Survey Master plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27966?
CVE-2024-27966 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Quiz And Survey Master: from n/a through 8.2.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27966?
How do I fix CVE-2024-27966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27966 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-2024-27966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x99-c49x-8x6w.