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1 vulnerability by savsofts
CVE-2021-47962 (GCVE-0-2021-47962)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 18:36 – Updated: 2026-05-24 01:37
VLAI
Title
Savsoft Quiz 5.0 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via User Settings
Summary
Savsoft Quiz 5.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user account settings page that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious HTML and JavaScript code. Attackers can inject script payloads into user profile fields at the edit_user endpoint, which execute in the browsers of users viewing the affected profile after submission.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49825 | exploit |
| https://savsoftquiz.com | product |
| https://github.com/savsofts/savsoftquiz_v5 | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/savsoft-quiz… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| savsofts | Savsoft Quiz |
Affected:
5.0
|
Date Public
2021-05-04 00:00
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