CVE-2024-1078

MEDIUM

Quiz Maker <= 6.5.2.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Quiz Creation via Missing Capability Check

Title source: llm

Description

The Quiz Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ays_quick_start() and add_question_rows() functions in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary quizzes.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3032035/quiz-maker/tags/6.5.2.5/admin/class-quiz-maker-admin.php?old=3030468&old_path=quiz-maker%2Ftags%2F6.5.2.4%2Fadmin%2Fclass-quiz-maker-admin.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ba2b270-5f02-4cd8-8a22-1723c3873d67?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0036

EPSS Percentile 27.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

ays-pro/Quiz Maker < 6.5.2.4

ays-pro/quiz_maker < 6.5.2.5

Published Feb 07, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026