CVE-2025-10493 - Chained Quiz <= 1.3.5 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference via Cookie

CVE-2025-10493 - Chained Quiz <= 1.3.5 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference via Cookie

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CVE ID : CVE-2025-10493
Published : Sept. 18, 2025, 7:15 a.m. | 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Description : The Chained Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in version 1.3.4 and below via the quiz submission and completion mechanisms due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to hijack and modify other users' quiz attempts by manipulating the chained_completion_id cookie value, allowing them to alter quiz answers, scores, and results of any user. The vulnerability was partially patched in versions 1.3.4 and 1.3.5.
Severity: 5.3 | MEDIUM
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