CVE-2025-67595
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Ays Pro Quiz Maker WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects WordPress sites running Quiz Maker plugin versions up to and including 6.7.0.82. Attackers could manipulate quiz settings or content through forged requests.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ays Pro Quiz Maker (WordPress plugin)
📦 What is this software?
Quiz Maker by Ays Pro
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could completely compromise quiz functionality, modify all quiz content, delete quizzes, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities for further exploitation.
Likely Case
Attackers modify quiz settings or content, potentially inserting malicious links or altering quiz behavior to mislead users.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections, the vulnerability is effectively neutralized as requests would require valid tokens.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks typically require social engineering to trick authenticated users. No public exploit code identified at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 6.7.0.82
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Quiz Maker' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is > 6.7.0.82.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd Content Security Policy headers to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Quiz Maker plugin until patched
- Implement strict access controls and monitor administrator activity for suspicious quiz modifications
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Quiz Maker version number. If version <= 6.7.0.82, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=quiz-maker --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm version is > 6.7.0.82 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual quiz modification activity from unexpected IP addresses
- Multiple failed CSRF token validation attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to quiz-maker admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Suspicious iframe or form submissions targeting quiz endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("quiz-maker" OR "ays_quiz") AND ("POST" OR "admin-ajax") AND NOT referrer="*wp-admin*"