PT-2024-16548 · WordPress · Quiz Maker

Lucio Sá · Published 2024-02-07 · Updated 2024-02-22 · CVE-2024-1079

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Quiz Maker plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 6.5.2.4

Description The issue arises from a missing capability check on the ays show results() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary quiz results, which may contain personally identifiable information (PII).

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 6.5.2.4, consider disabling the ays show results() function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to quiz results to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1079

Affected Products

Quiz Maker

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1079 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1079 · Vendor Advisory
• 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 · Patch
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1755134517122404846 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/70361 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/602df370-cd5b-46dc-a653-6522aef0c62f?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/_JohnHammond/status/1760693886648025241 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1755194007943024864 · Twitter Post