We found that the WBS v1.0 plugin transmits users' passwords within the HTML code of the plugin's administration dashboard. In a web-based quiz system, an attacker can easily access the system backend and obtain user passwords by exploiting known security vulnerabilities in the system. An attacker can then use the user credentials to access the quiz system's backend and change the quiz results or delete any user's quiz results. This leaves the victim user with inaccurate results and can also result in the user receiving fewer points for the quiz, lowering the user's self-esteem. In addition to being transmitted in plaintext within the plugin's code, the WBS v1.0 plugin does not perform any type of validation of user passwords before transmitting them in the HTML code.
Summary
The WBS v1.0 plugin is an open-source plugin that stores its users' passwords in plaintext within the plugin's HTML code. The vulnerability allows for attackers to easily access the system backend and obtain user passwords by exploiting known security vulnerabilities in the system. With this vulnerability, an attacker can change quiz results or delete any user's quiz results, leaving the victim with inaccurate results and possibly lowering their self-esteem.
Overview of WordPress Point-Based System (WPS)
WPS is a point-based system that was created to help users of Word Press websites. The WPS plugin allows the user to determine what types of points are awarded for different achievements, such as finding a typo or solving a math problem, among other achievements that could be implemented within a quiz system.
The WPS plugin is vulnerable because it stores user names and passwords in plaintext within the HTML code of the plugin's administration dashboard. An attacker can easily access the system backend and obtain user passwords by exploiting known security vulnerabilities in the system. An attacker can then use the user credentials to access the quiz system's backend and change the quiz results or delete any user's quiz results. This leaves the victim user with inaccurate results and can also result in the victim receiving fewer points for tasks completed, lowering their self-esteem.
WBS v1.0 Plugin
The WBS v1.0 plugin is an online quiz system that is used by a variety of different companies to provide their users with fun and interactive quizzes. This plugin provides its users with the ability to create quizzes, submit answers to those quizzes, view their own quiz results, and rank their peers on the site.
In our research, we found that the WBS v1.0 plugin transmits users' passwords within the HTML code of the plugin's administration dashboard. In a web-based quiz system, an attacker can easily access the system backend and obtain user passwords by exploiting known security vulnerabilities in the system. An attacker can then use the user credentials to access the quiz system's backend and change the quiz results or delete any user's quiz results. This leaves the victim user with inaccurate results and can also result in the user receiving fewer points for the quiz, lowering the user's self-esteem.
This vulnerability allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to private data such as a company's customers' info through this online quiz system plugin, so it is essential that it be updated and fixed immediately if you are using it on your website or other service.
WBS V1.0 Plugin
Security Vulnerabilities
WBS v1.0 was vulnerable to a security vulnerability due to how it transmitted passwords in the HTML code of their admin dashboard. The plugin transmits its user's password within the code without any type of security validation, which leaves the plugin vulnerable to an attack that can be carried out by exploiting known vulnerabilities in other systems, such as web-based quiz systems. This vulnerability also leaves users with inaccurate results and receiving fewer points on their quizzes, lowering their self-esteem.
The WBS v1.0 plugin is also vulnerable because it does not perform any type of security validation before transmitting a user's password in plaintext within the HTML code of its admin dashboard.
These vulnerabilities make the plugin a potential target for hackers and could have serious consequences for those who use it.
Timeline
Published on: 11/25/2022 16:15:00 UTC
Last modified on: 11/29/2022 21:17:00 UTC