CVE-2024-8617: ays-pro quiz_maker Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-8617 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ays-pro quiz_maker. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 15-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-05-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
24%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.31% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ays-pro1 product
- quiz_maker< 6.5.9.9
Unknown1 product
- quiz maker< 6.5.9.9
Wordpress1 product
- quiz-maker≤ 6.5.9.8 (fixed in 6.5.9.9)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/ba6b6b82-6f21-45ff-bd64-685ea8ae1b82/ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory