CVE-2020-7104: The chained-quiz plugin 1.1.8.1 for WordPress has reflected XSS via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php total_questions parameter.

medium Affects chained-quiz (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2020-01-17; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The chained-quiz plugin 1.1.8.1 for WordPress has reflected XSS via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php total_questions parameter.

Package: chained-quiz (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =1.1.8.1
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (75.8th percentile)
Published: 2020-01-17
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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