CVE-2024-6025 Quiz and Survey Master < 9.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts into Quiz settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.

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-2024-6025?

CVE-2024-6025 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) , published on 11 Jul 2024. 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 (QSM) WordPress plugin before 9.0.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its Quiz settings, which could allow contributors and higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6025?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Expresstech Quiz and Survey Master.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6025 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-2024-6025 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6025 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7r5x-34fr-v8qh.

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