Quiz Maker <= 6.5.0.5 — Denial of Service
CVE-2024-22027Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤6.5.0.5Update to 6.5.0.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.3
- CVSS
- 5.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:NIntegrity- None
A:LAvailability- Low
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Quiz Maker by AYS quiz-maker
- Affected≤ 6.5.0.5
- Patched in6.5.0.6
Update to 6.5.0.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 6.5.0.5. Version 6.5.0.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Quiz Maker by AYS.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 6.5.0.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Quiz Maker by AYS to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Shogo Kumamaru.
The Quiz Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to denial of service in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.0.5. The cause is unknown This makes it possible for attackers to potentially deny access to resources.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Quiz Maker by AYS
All 26| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.7.1.91Update to 6.7.1.92 | CVE-2026-110379 | |
| Medium5.8 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'rate_reason' ≤6.7.1.29Update to 6.7.1.30 | CVE-2026-6817 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ≤6.7.1.7Update to 6.7.1.8 | CVE-2026-2384 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤6.7.1.2Update to 6.7.1.3 | CVE-2026-32342 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.7.0.88Update to 6.7.0.89 | CVE-2025-14579 |
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤6.7.1.91Update to 6.7.1.92
- Medium5.8Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'rate_reason'
≤6.7.1.29Update to 6.7.1.30
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
≤6.7.1.7Update to 6.7.1.8
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤6.7.1.2Update to 6.7.1.3
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤6.7.0.88Update to 6.7.0.89
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.