CVE-2024-1079 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Quiz Data Retrieval
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve arbitrary quiz results containing PII due to missing capability checks in the Quiz Maker plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1079?
CVE-2024-1079 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro Quiz Maker, published on 7 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ays-Pro Quiz Maker.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1079 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-2024-1079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1079 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
- CVE-2025-30774 WordPress Quiz Maker plugin <= 6.6.8.7 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-10628 Quiz Maker Business, Developer, and Agency <= (Multiple Versions) - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via id
- CVE-2021-24456 Quiz Maker < 6.2.0.9 - Multiple Authenticated Blind SQL Injections
- CVE-2024-22027 Server-side request forgery in WordPress Quiz Maker Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg2h-hf62-jjm8.