CVE-2021-24456 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.2.0.9 did not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

Published: 2021-08-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ays Pro

Quiz Maker

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.2.0.9`	affected	< 6.2.0.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:quiz_maker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11368	The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.2.0.9 did not properly sanitise and escape the order and orderby parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01292.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/929ad37d-9cdb-4117-8cd3-cf7130a7c9d4

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ays-pro Quiz Maker

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-08-02T10:32:02.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:19.195Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24456

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-02T11:15:09.363

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:03.717

Link: CVE-2021-24456

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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