vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: watu: CVE-2023-0428: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jan 24, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 24, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Watu Quiz for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'quiz_word_plural' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8.1 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.
Solution
watu-plugin-cve-2023-0428
References
Rapid7 Labs
2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.