CVE-2025-58015
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Ays Pro Quiz Maker WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to retrieve embedded sensitive data from the system. It affects all WordPress sites running Quiz Maker plugin versions up to 6.7.0.61. Attackers can access information that should be protected from unauthorized viewing.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ays Pro Quiz Maker WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Quiz Maker by Ays Pro
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers extract sensitive configuration data, user information, or system details that could enable further attacks or data breaches.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users access quiz-related sensitive data, potentially exposing user responses, quiz configurations, or limited system information.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact is limited to the specific vulnerable component without broader system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and data retrieval methods.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 6.7.0.61
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Quiz Maker' plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patch is available
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the Quiz Maker plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate quiz-maker
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Add web application firewall rules to block sensitive data exposure patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Quiz Maker version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get quiz-maker --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 6.7.0.61 and test sensitive data endpoints are no longer accessible📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to quiz-related endpoints
- Multiple failed attempts to access sensitive data endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to quiz-maker plugin endpoints with unusual parameters
- Traffic spikes to specific quiz-related URLs
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/quiz-maker/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "quiz-maker") AND status_code=200