Name: CVE-2024-8617: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-8617, CVSS 4.8, EPSS 0.00054

The Quiz Maker WordPress plugin before 6.5.9.9 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Quiz Maker Plugin	—	Update quiz-maker plugin to version 6.5.9.9, or a newer patched version	Jun 2, 2025	Sep 16, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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