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CVE-2019-14231

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-07-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

An issue was discovered in the Viral Quiz Maker - OnionBuzz plugin before 1.2.2 for WordPress. One could exploit the points parameter in the ob_get_results ajax nopriv handler due to there being no sanitization prior to use in a SQL query in getResultByPointsTrivia. This allows an unauthenticated/unprivileged user to perform a SQL injection attack capable of remote code execution and information disclosure.

Affected products

• Onionbuzz: before 1.2.2 — fixed in 1.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Onionbuzz 1.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/23/1
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/21/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/23/1
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/21/1

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