What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CyrilG Fyrebox Quizzes fyrebox-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Fyrebox Quizzes: from n/a through <= 3.1.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
What the vulnerability does
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CyrilG Fyrebox Quizzes fyrebox-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Fyrebox Quizzes: from n/a through <= 3.1.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
Fyrebox Quizzes versions 3.1 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the quiz plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the site.
What an attacker can do
Perform unauthorized actions on the quiz plugin by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
An attacker can modify quiz settings, delete quizzes, or alter quiz data by exploiting an admin's browser session.
Conditions required to exploit
Victim must be logged in to the site and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.
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