What is CVE-2018-17140?

CVE-2018-17140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vms-Studio Quizlord, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-17140?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17140 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Vms-Studio Quizlord

CVE-2018-17140

The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a ql_insert action to wp-admin/admin.php.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Vms-studio Quizlord
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17140?: CVE-2018-17140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vms-Studio Quizlord, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-17140?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17140 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.