CVE-2023-0968

Description

The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘dn’, 'email', 'points', and 'date' parameters in versions up to, and including, 3.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

6.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 8.73% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: prasunsen Watu Quiz

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6341bdcc-c99f-40c3-81c4-ad90ff19f802	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watu/trunk/views/takings.php#L31	product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-0968?: CVE-2023-0968 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-0968?: To fix CVE-2023-0968, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-0968 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-0968 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-0968?: CVE-2023-0968 affects prasunsen Watu Quiz.

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