Watu Quiz: SQL injection
Watu Quiz is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Watu Quiz
- Plugin slug
watu-quiz- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 04, 2023
This CVE was published Jun 04, 2023 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Watu Quiz to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
A vulnerability was found in Watu Quiz Plugin up to 2.6.7 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function watu_exams of the file controllers/exam.php of the component Exam Handler. The manipulation of the argument quiz leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.6.8 is able to address this issue. The patch is named bf42e7cfd819a3e76cf3e1465697e89f4830590c. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230651.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H