CVE-2021-24706: Qwizcards < 3.62 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Qwizcards – online quizzes and flashcards WordPress plugin before 3.62 does not properly sanitize and escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected products

Qwizcards | online quizzes and flashcards: before 3.62 — fixed in 3.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Qwizcards | online quizzes and flashcards 3.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecddb611-de75-41d5-a470-8fc2cf0780a4
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecddb611-de75-41d5-a470-8fc2cf0780a4

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