HD Quiz < 2.0.0 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The HD Quiz WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed HD Quiz (Unknown): 2.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | HD Quiz | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- HD Quiz VendorUnknown Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:harmonicdesign:hd_quiz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Harmonic Design |
- cpe:2.3:a:harmonicdesign:hd_quiz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Harmonic Design
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HD Quiz (Unknown) Fixed in 2.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13383
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5wg-fxw7-6v36
References
More Harmonic Design Hd Quiz vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14762 WordPress HD Quiz Plugin <= 1.8.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2021-06856 HD Quiz < 1.8.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-13383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5wg-fxw7-6v36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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