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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-6166 · published 26 December 2023

CVE-2023-6166: Ays-pro quiz maker cross-site scripting vulnerability

Ays Pro · Quiz Maker

The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.4.9.5 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.42% · top 66.2% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.4.9.5 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6155d9b-f6bb-4607-ad64-1976a8afe907 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6155d9b-f6bb-4607-ad64-1976a8afe907 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-6166), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.