CVE-2024-49689 WordPress HD Quiz – Save Results Light plugin <= 0.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization in the HD Quiz Save Results Light plugin to access or modify quiz results without proper permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-49689?
CVE-2024-49689 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Harmonic Design HD Quiz – Save Results Light, published on 19 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Harmonic Design HD Quiz – Save Results Light hd-quiz-save-results-light allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HD Quiz – Save Results Light: from n/a through <= 0.5.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49689?
How do I fix CVE-2024-49689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49689 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-2024-49689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38wf-gvg7-rrvw.