CVE-2024-1079

Quiz Maker <= 6.5.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Quiz Data Retrieval

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2024 at 07:32 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorQuiz Maker

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Quiz Maker· Ays Prowordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 6.5.2.4v < 6.5.2.5
Affected range stops below 6.5.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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