CVE-2023-6166 (GCVE-0-2023-6166)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-26 18:33 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Quiz Maker < 6.4.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.4.9.5 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6155d9b-f6bb-46… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Quiz Maker |
Affected:
0 , < 6.4.9.5
(semver)
|
guessed |
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