Description
The Quiz Maker by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'rate_reason' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.1.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-05-02
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 05 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 04 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ays-pro
Ays-pro quiz Maker
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Ays-pro
Ays-pro quiz Maker
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 02 May 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description The Quiz Maker by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'rate_reason' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.1.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Quiz Maker by AYS <= 6.7.1.29 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'rate_reason'
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Ays-pro Quiz Maker
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-04T13:13:42.636Z

Reserved: 2026-04-21T19:12:46.602Z

Link: CVE-2026-6817

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Updated: 2026-05-04T13:13:39.368Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-02T12:16:17.023

Modified: 2026-05-05T19:15:34.330

Link: CVE-2026-6817

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-04T19:30:02Z

Weaknesses