CVE-2021-24690 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Chained Quiz WordPress plugin before 1.2.7.2 does not properly sanitize or escape inputs in the plugin's settings.

Published: 2021-10-11

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Chained Quiz

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.2.7.2`	affected	< 1.2.7.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:chained_quiz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11602	The Chained Quiz WordPress plugin before 1.2.7.2 does not properly sanitize or escape inputs in the plugin's settings.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00624.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2f473b4-268c-48b7-95e8-0a8eeaa3fc28

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Kibokolabs Chained Quiz

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-10-11T10:45:41.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:16.133Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24690

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-11T11:15:09.113

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:44.497

Link: CVE-2021-24690

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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