CVE-2022-3739: The WP Best Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

medium Affects wp-best-quiz (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Best Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Package
wp-best-quiz (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.2th percentile)
Published
2024-01-16
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-best-quiz (WordPress plugin) advisories

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