Quiz Maker Plugin up to 6.7.0.56 on WordPress Header X-Forwarded-For sql injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Quiz Maker Plugin up to 6.7.0.56 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Header Handler. Such manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-10042. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Quiz Maker Plugin up to 6.7.0.56 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Quiz Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via spoofed IP headers in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.0.56 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. This is only exploitable in configurations where the server is set up to retrieve the IP from a user-supplied field like `X-Forwarded-For` and limit users by IP is enabled.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-10042. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52465) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-29690). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Quiz Maker Plugin

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• 6.7.0.0
• 6.7.0.1
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