CVE-2023-52182 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-52182: WordPress ARI Stream Quiz Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

Vendor Ari Soft
Product ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published December 31, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ARI Soft ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder.This issue affects ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder: from n/a through 1.3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The ARI Stream Quiz plugin for WordPress contains a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker can craft malicious serialized data that, when processed by the plugin, runs their own PHP code with full site access. This affects all versions up to 1.3.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site and take full control of WordPress.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any logged-in user can compromise the entire WordPress installation and steal or modify all data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (subscriber or contributor level).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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