CVE-2024-49689
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Harmonic Design HD Quiz – Save Results Light hd-quiz-save-results-light allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HD Quiz – Save Results Light: from n/a through <= 0.5.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the HD Quiz Save Results Light WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to quiz result saving functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized manipulation of quiz data or results.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 HD Quiz Save Results Light plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'HD Quiz Save Results Light' in the listAffected if plugin is installed and active
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Determine installed plugin versionClick on the plugin name in the plugins list or check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/hd-quiz-save-results-light/filename.php for the Version commentAffected if version cannot be confirmed as patched or is earlier than patched release
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Identify quiz result saving AJAX endpointsSearch plugin files for wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks related to saving results - typically found in main plugin PHP fileAffected if AJAX handlers exist that process quiz result data
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Verify AJAX handlers lack capability checksOpen the PHP file containing AJAX handlers and search for current_user_can, capability checks, or nonce verification before saving quiz resultsAffected if no current_user_can() or capability validation found before insert/update operations on quiz data
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Test unauthenticated access to result savingSend a direct POST request to the AJAX endpoint (typically /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=hdq_save_result) without authentication credentialsAffected if request processes without returning authorization error or 403 status
User is affected if the HD Quiz Save Results Light plugin is active and its AJAX handlers for saving quiz results lack proper capability checks and nonce validation.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper capability checks and authorization validation in all AJAX handlers and public-facing functions within the plugin. Update to a patched version if available and ensure WordPress nonces are validated for all AJAX requests.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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