CVE-2018-17140
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a...
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a ql_insert action to wp-admin/admin.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a ql_insert action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-17140- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a ql_insert action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-17140- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8918 No score
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a ql_insert action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8918- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45qj-4wh7-gx6w
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a...
The Quizlord plugin through 2.0 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the title parameter in a ql_insert action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
GHSA-45qj-4wh7-gx6w- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17140 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Vms-studio Quizlord, published September 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.