CVE-2024-11323
📋 TL;DR
The AI Quiz WordPress plugin has a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify WordPress site options. Attackers can change the default user registration role to administrator and enable user registration, gaining full administrative control. All WordPress sites using AI Quiz plugin versions 1.1 and earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- AI Quiz | Quiz Maker WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative access, install backdoors, steal data, deface the site, or use it for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers create administrator accounts and gain persistent access to vulnerable WordPress sites for malicious purposes.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if proper access controls, monitoring, and regular updates are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires authenticated access (subscriber or higher). The vulnerability is well-documented with public proof-of-concept available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-quiz/tags/1.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'AI Quiz | Quiz Maker' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, delete the plugin and install version 1.2+ from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the AI Quiz plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ai-quiz
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration in WordPress settings
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the plugin completely and use alternative quiz solutions
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for suspicious user activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → AI Quiz version. If version is 1.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get ai-quiz --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.2 or later in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected modifications to wp_options table
- New administrator user creation
- Changes to default_role or users_can_register options
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=ai_quiz_update_style
- Suspicious user registration attempts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="option_update" AND option_name IN ("default_role", "users_can_register")) OR (event="user_registered" AND user_role="administrator")