Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz watu allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.5.
Published: 2025-12-24
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the Bob Watu Quiz WordPress plugin that allows an attacker to exploit incorrectly configured access control levels. It is inferred that an unauthorized user could gain elevated access to quiz data and configuration, potentially exposing sensitive information or altering quiz behavior. The weakness is identified as CWE‑862, indicating a lack of proper access control checks.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the Bob Watu Quiz plugin for WordPress, versions 3.4.5 and earlier. Users running any release up to and including 3.4.5 are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low likelihood of exploitation at this time, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that attacks would most likely occur through the web interface of a WordPress site, where an authenticated user with sufficient privileges could exploit the broken access control to perform unauthorized actions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 18:31 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Bob Watu Quiz to version 3.4.6 or later
  • Reconfigure quiz access control settings to enforce the principle of least privilege
  • Audit user roles and capabilities to ensure only authorized users can manage quiz content

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 18:31 UTC.

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History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in Bob Watu Quiz watu allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.5.
Title WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:14:30.900Z

Reserved: 2025-12-19T10:17:41.811Z

Link: CVE-2025-68587

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-24T18:47:55.612Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:25.980

Modified: 2026-04-27T19:16:34.170

Link: CVE-2025-68587

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T18:45:17Z

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