Quiz Maker <= 6.5.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Quiz Creation & Modification
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35fv-vgfw-h8mj
References
More Ays Pro Quiz Maker vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09849 Quiz Maker Business, Developer, and Agency <= (Multiple Versions) - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via id CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-05660 Quiz Maker < 6.4.9.5 - Unauthenticated Email Address Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-05586 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.8.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'ays_questions' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02403 Quiz Maker < 6.4.2.7 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-07993 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.9.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2025-09218 Quiz Maker <= 6.7.0.56 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-1078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35fv-vgfw-h8mj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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