---
cve: "CVE-2024-2640"
severity: "MEDIUM"
cvss: 6.8
epss: "0.4%"
vendor: "Unknown"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2024-07-12 06:15:03"
tags: [cve, security, medium]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-11-04T15:32:26+01:00"
---

# CVE-2024-2640

> 6.8 MEDIUM

## Beschreibung

The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.4.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow users such as authors (if they've been authorized by admins) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

## CNA-Record (Kanon, cvelistV5)

- CNA: **WPScan**
- State: PUBLISHED
- Stand: 2024-08-01 19:18:48

## CISA-Anreicherung (vulnrichment/ADP)

- CISA-SSVC (Coordinator, v2.0.3):
  - Exploitation: **poc**
  - Automatable: **no**
  - Technical Impact: **partial**

## CVSS-Vektor

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

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |
| UI Interaktion | Erforderlich | good |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Gering | warn |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Gering | warn |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-79** — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
  The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

## Angriffsmuster (CAPEC)

- [CAPEC-63 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/63.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-85 — AJAX Footprinting](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/85.html) _(Severity: Low)_
- [CAPEC-209 — XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/209.html) _(Severity: Medium)_
- [CAPEC-588 — DOM-Based XSS](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/588.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-591 — Reflected XSS](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/591.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-592 — Stored XSS](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/592.html) _(Severity: Very High)_

## Referenzen

- <https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d46db635-9d84-4268-a789-406a0db4cccf/>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/sicherheitsluecken/cve-2024-2640/) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI WID (CSAF)_