CSRF in Kibokolabs Chained Quiz

CVE-2022-4220

The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.4. This is due to missing nonce validation on the list_questions() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete questions from quizzes via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4220?
CVE-2022-4220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kibokolabs Chained Quiz, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-4220?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4220 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.