Quiz Maker <= 6.5.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Quiz Data Retrieval
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · 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 access of data due to a missing capability check on the ays_show_results() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to fetch arbitrary quiz results which can contain PII.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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-2024-1079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg2h-hf62-jjm8
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-2024-1079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg2h-hf62-jjm8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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