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CVE-2023-6166: quiz maker vulnerability
CVE-2023-6166: medium vulnerability affecting quiz maker. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 34.46%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- quiz maker
What is known
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
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-6166, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) affecting quiz maker, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether quiz maker is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.