# CVE-2023-52182: WordPress ARI Stream Quiz Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the ARI Stream Quiz plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-983r-78qh-9frx

## What is CVE-2023-52182?

CVE-2023-52182 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder, published on 31 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ARI Soft ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder.This issue affects ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder: from n/a through 1.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ari-Soft Ari Stream Quiz.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-52182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder

- [CVE-2023-47835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47835/): WordPress ARI Stream Quiz Plugin <= 1.2.32 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-51487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51487/): Cross-site request forgery in ARI Stream Quiz (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52182 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder, published on 31 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52182/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52182

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52182/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.