CVE-2024-1078 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Quiz Creation & Modification

What is CVE-2024-1078?

CVE-2024-1078 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro Quiz Maker, published on 7 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1078?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ays-Pro Quiz Maker.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-1078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in ays-pro Quiz Maker

• CVE-2024-6028 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.8.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'ays_questions' Parameter Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-30774 WordPress Quiz Maker plugin <= 6.6.8.7 - SQL Injection vulnerability High 8.2
• CVE-2024-10628 Quiz Maker Business, Developer, and Agency <= (Multiple Versions) - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via id High 7.5
• CVE-2021-24456 Quiz Maker < 6.2.0.9 - Multiple Authenticated Blind SQL Injections High 7.2
• CVE-2024-22027 Server-side request forgery in WordPress Quiz Maker Plugin Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-35fv-vgfw-h8mj.