# CVE-2024-6028: Quiz Maker <= 6.5.8.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'ays_questions' Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Quiz Maker plugin to extract sensitive database information.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8fcc-fcfx-x9gq

## What is CVE-2024-6028?

CVE-2024-6028 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ays-pro Quiz Maker, published on 25 Jun 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 time-based SQL Injection via the 'ays_questions' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.8.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query.  This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6028?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ays-Pro Quiz Maker.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6028 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6028 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2024-6028 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.8.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'ays_questions' Parameter (github_poc): https://github.com/gmh5225/CVE-2024-6028-Poc
- Quiz Maker <= 6.5.8.3 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-6028.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in ays-pro Quiz Maker

- [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)
- [CVE-2023-6166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6166/): Quiz Maker < 6.4.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6028 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6028 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in ays-pro Quiz Maker, published on 25 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6028 exists.

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-2024-6028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6028/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6028
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6028
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6028

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6028/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.