CVE-2025-12016
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-24
Last updated on: 2025-10-27
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| muniyandibg | qnotsquiz | 1.0.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the qnotsquiz plugin for WordPress. It occurs via the 'qnotsquiz_custom_start_text' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with administrator-level access can inject malicious scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the affected page. It affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html is disabled.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows an attacker with administrator privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the injected pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, or session hijacking for users accessing those pages, potentially compromising the security of the site and its users.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that you are not using the qnotsquiz plugin version 1.0.0 or earlier on multi-site WordPress installations or installations where unfiltered_html is disabled. If you are using this plugin, update to a version that fixes the vulnerability once available, or disable the plugin until a fix is released. Additionally, restrict administrator-level access to trusted users only to reduce the risk of exploitation.