Interact: Embed A Quiz On Your Site <= 3.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Interact: Embed A Quiz On Your Site plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'interact-quiz' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tryinteract | Interact: Embed A Quiz On Your Site | up to 3.0.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Interact: Embed A Quiz On Your Site Vendortryinteract Affected up to 3.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tryinteract:interact\:embed_a_quiz_on_your_site:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | embed_a_quiz_on_your_site | Vulnerable | tryinteract |
- cpe:2.3:a:tryinteract:interact\:embed_a_quiz_on_your_site:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions embed_a_quiz_on_your_site Vulnerable ·tryinteract
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4wr-fpxp-h8c3
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-5659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4wr-fpxp-h8c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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