# CVE-2025-46242: WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Watu Quiz plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qqjf-wq8v-xgch

## What is CVE-2025-46242?

CVE-2025-46242 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz, published on 22 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz watu allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46242?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kibokolabs Watu Quiz.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-46242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-46242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bob Watu Quiz

- [CVE-2024-53792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53792/): WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.1.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-0428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0428/): Watu Quiz < 3.3.8.2 - Reflected XSS (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-30844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30844/): WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-30483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30483/): WordPress Watu Quiz Plugin <= 3.3.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-2640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2640/): Watu Quiz < 3.4.1.2 - Author+ Stored XSS (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-46242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-46242 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz, published on 22 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bob Watu Quiz. 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-2025-46242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46242/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-46242

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