CVE-2023-5943

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.8 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 29, 2024
Updated: Feb 3, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-5943 is a vulnerability in the Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin before version 1.0.3. The vulnerability allows high privilege users, such as admins, to conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. The affected product is the Wp-Adv-Quiz WordPress plugin. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update to version 1.0.3 or later of the plugin. The potential danger of this vulnerability lies in the ability for attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages, which can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, and other security breaches for organizations using the vulnerable plugin.

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