ays-pro Quiz Maker Plugin up to 6.5.2.4 on WordPress ays_quick_start/add_question_rows authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in ays-pro Quiz Maker Plugin up to 6.5.2.4 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ays_quick_start/add_question_rows. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-1078. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ays-pro Quiz Maker Plugin up to 6.5.2.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ays_quick_start/add_question_rows. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Quiz Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ays_quick_start() and add_question_rows() functions in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary quizzes.

The weakness was presented 02/07/2024 by Lucio Sá. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-1078 since 01/30/2024. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/12/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/30/2024 🔍
02/07/2024 +8 days 🔍
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04/12/2026 +795 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3032035
Researcher: Lucio Sá
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-1078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-253088

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2024 09:00
Updated: 04/12/2026 02:58
Changes: 02/07/2024 09:00 (49), 03/01/2024 15:58 (1), 03/01/2024 16:03 (1), 04/12/2026 02:58 (27)
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