# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg2h-hf62-jjm8

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6028/): Quiz Maker <= 6.5.8.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'ays_questions' Parameter (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-30774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30774/): WordPress Quiz Maker plugin <= 6.6.8.7 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-10628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10628/): Quiz Maker Business, Developer, and Agency <= (Multiple Versions) - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via id (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-24456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24456/): Quiz Maker < 6.2.0.9 - Multiple Authenticated Blind SQL Injections (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-22027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22027/): Server-side request forgery in WordPress Quiz Maker Plugin (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ays-pro Quiz Maker. 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-2024-1079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1079

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1079/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.