CVE-2024-53708
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 kekotron AI Quiz ai-quiz allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects AI Quiz: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 kekotron AI Quiz plugin (ai-quiz) allows users to access functionality that should be restricted by Access Control Lists (ACLs). This is a Broken Access Control vulnerability (CWE-862) present in versions up to and including 1.1, where certain functions lack proper permission checks.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Confirm ai-quiz plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins, or check for ai-quiz plugin directory in wp-content/plugins/Affected if The ai-quiz plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify installed versionCheck the plugin header in ai-quiz.php for 'Version:' value, or view the plugin details page in WordPress adminAffected if Version is 1.1 or lower (any version up to and including 1.1)
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Locate plugin PHP files with sensitive functionsExamine PHP files in the ai-quiz plugin directory for functions handling quiz creation, deletion, modification, or data exportAffected if Plugin files contain functions that modify quiz data without apparent permission checks
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Check for capability checks in sensitive functionsSearch plugin PHP files for capability/permission functions like current_user_can(), check_admin_referer(), or wp_verify_nonce() before data-modifying operationsAffected if Functions that should require authorization (admin actions, data changes) lack current_user_can() or equivalent permission checks
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Verify role-based access on quiz management endpointsTest quiz creation/deletion endpoints with a low-privilege user (subscriber or contributor role) to confirm access is properly restrictedAffected if Non-admin users can access or modify quizzes without proper capability verification
If the ai-quiz plugin version is 1.1 or lower and sensitive functions lack current_user_can() or equivalent permission checks, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.
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 authorization/permission checks on all sensitive functions to verify user identity and role-based access before allowing access to restricted functionality.
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- Review / QA2.0 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.
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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.
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