CVE-2024-8617 Quiz Maker <= 6.5.9.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS

What is CVE-2024-8617?

CVE-2024-8617 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Quiz Maker, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.5.9.9 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ays-Pro Quiz Maker.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-8617 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8617 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown 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-9mpf-r669-m5wq.