CVE-2024-53792 HIGH

CVE-2024-53792: WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.1.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Bob

Product Watu Quiz

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published December 2, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz watu allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Watu Quiz versions 3.4.1.2 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to authenticated users. An attacker with low-level account access can inject malicious SQL commands to read sensitive data from the database, including other users' information. The vulnerability does not allow data modification but can impact site availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site database, including other users' information and quiz data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and quiz information may be exposed to authenticated attackers; site availability may be degraded.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 2, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53792 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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