CVE-2026-108494: Chained Quiz cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
high 7.1 published 2026-10-29
- Affected versions
- 1.4.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.4.2
- Latest version
- 1.4.2
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.1
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Type
- Cross-site scripting (XSS)
What an attacker needs
- Access: None. No account or login is needed (per the CVSS score).
- Interaction: It also needs someone on the site (often an admin) to click a link, open a page or submit a form the attacker prepared.
CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
What to do now
- Update Chained Quiz to 1.4.2 or newer: Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known Chained Quiz issue.
With WP-CLI:
wp plugin get chained-quiz --field=version. - If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.
The advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Chained Quiz <= 1.4.1 versions.
References
- NVD CVE-2026-108494 nvd.nist.gov
- Patchstack advisory patchstack.com
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Where this data comes from
- CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/chained-quiz (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.