Quiz MakerWordPress extension · Ays Pro
CVE-2024-22027
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper input validation vulnerability in WordPress Quiz Maker Plugin prior to 6.5.0.6 allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against external services.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe WordPress Quiz Maker plugin before version 6.5.0.6 contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to abuse the plugin's functionality to send crafted requests to external services, causing a Denial of Service on those external systems. This appears to involve insufficient validation of user-supplied input that controls outbound requests from the server.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Quiz MakerWordPress extension
< 6.5.0.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Quiz Maker plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'Quiz Maker' or 'Ays Pro Quiz Maker'Affected if Plugin is present in the plugins list regardless of activation status
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Installed Plugins list, locate the Quiz Maker entry - the version number is displayed beneath the plugin nameAffected if Version shown is less than 6.5.0.6 (for example, 6.5.0.5, 6.4.x, or earlier)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify the Quiz Maker plugin shows as 'Active'Affected if Plugin is active and version is below 6.5.0.6
You are affected if the Quiz Maker plugin is installed and active with a version number lower than 6.5.0.6, since the vulnerability allows authenticated users to abuse outbound request functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.5.0.6
Update the Quiz Maker plugin to version 6.5.0.6 or later. Since this requires authentication, limit admin-level access and review user accounts for unauthorized access.
6.5.0.6 or later
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the Quiz Maker plugin in the list
- Click on 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually download version 6.5.0.6 or later from wordpress.org
- If updating manually: deactivate the current plugin, delete the old version, upload and install the new version 6.5.0.6 or later
- Activate the updated plugin
- Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Quiz Maker
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-22027 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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