Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability lets a logged-in WordPress user with contributor or higher privileges store malicious script in the Psychological tests & quizzes plugin. The script could run later when another user views the affected content, creating limited confidentiality and integrity risk.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites with multiple content contributors. This is not a critical unauthenticated takeover issue, but stored XSS can support session theft, content tampering, and trust damage.
Technical view
CVE-2022-27854 is authenticated stored XSS in Alexander Ustimenko's Psychological tests & quizzes WordPress plugin through version 0.21.19. The reported vector is the wpt_test_page_submit_button_caption parameter. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4, with low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Psychological tests & quizzes version 0.21.19 or earlier, especially where contributor-level or higher accounts are available to less-trusted users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Abuse requires authenticated contributor-or-higher access and a victim interaction path where stored content is viewed.
Researcher notes
The evidence identifies CWE-79 and the parameter wpt_test_page_submit_button_caption. No CPEs are provided. Patch or fixed-version details are not included in the supplied bundle, so remediation should be verified against vendor and Patchstack records.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Psychological tests & quizzes plugin and exact version.
- Treat versions 0.21.19 and earlier as affected.
- Check WordPress.org and Patchstack guidance for fixed versions or vendor mitigation.
- Restrict contributor-or-higher access to trusted users only.
- Disable or remove the plugin where business need is low or uncertain.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin wp-testing is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin version and compare it to 0.21.19 or earlier.
- Review contributor, author, editor, and administrator accounts for unnecessary access.
- Inspect plugin-managed test content and captions for unexpected script-like content.
- Review WordPress audit logs for suspicious edits by contributor-level users.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-testing/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-testing/wordpress-psychological-tests-quizzes-plugin-0-21-19-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-1CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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