What is CVE-2021-24456?

CVE-2021-24456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ays Pro Quiz Maker, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-24456?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24456 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Ays Pro Quiz Maker

CVE-2021-24456

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

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.013 (66.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ays Pro Quiz Maker — versions 6.2.0.9
Ays-pro Quiz_maker

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24456?: CVE-2021-24456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ays Pro Quiz Maker, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-24456?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24456 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.