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36 known security issues reported for the Watu WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Dec 24, 2025.
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Scan your site free[en] Missing Authorization vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz watu allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.5.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
[en] Missing Authorization vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz watu allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.5.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
[en] The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTTP Referer header in versions less than, or equal to, 3.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when the "Save source URL" option is enabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inje...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTTP Referer header in versions less than, or equal to, 3.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when the "Save source URL" option is enabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject ar...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.4.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and abo...
[en] Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through 3.4.3.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick...
[en] Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through 3.4.2.
[en] Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Kiboko Labs Watu Quiz allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through 3.4.2.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.4.1.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and abo...
[en] The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.4.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow users such as authors (if they've been authorized by admins) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quiz values in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web script...
[en] The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 via the watu-userinfo shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive user meta data which can include session...
[en] The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'watu-basic-chart' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with c...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'watu-basic-chart' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contri...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 via the watu-userinfo shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive user meta data which can include session token...
[en] Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kiboko Labs Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.3.9.2 versions.
[en] A vulnerability was found in Watu Quiz Plugin up to 2.6.7 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function watu_exams of the file controllers/exam.php of the component Exam Handler. The manipulation of the argument quiz leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgra...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘question’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute...
[en] Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kiboko Labs Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.3.8 versions.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘dn’, 'email', 'points', and 'date' parameters in versions up to, and including, 3.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scrip...
[en] The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘dn’, 'email', 'points', and 'date' parameters in versions up to, and including, 3.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web...
[en] The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.3.8.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
[en] The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.3.8.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘gtitle’ parameter (as part of individual 'grade' items) in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to inject arbitrar...
The Watu Quiz for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'quiz_word_plural' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execut...
The Watu Quiz for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web...
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in WordPress Watu Quiz plugin (version <= 3.1.2.5).
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘quiz’ parameter in versions between and including 3.1.2.1 and 3.1.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘quiz’ parameter in versions between and including 3.1.2.1 and 3.1.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'quiz' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.6.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administra...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘answer-x’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers or authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permiss...
The Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘answer-x’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers or authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permiss...
The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin was affected by a Reflected XSS via question-form.html.php security vulnerability.
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