WpCues Basic Quiz vulnerability

The WpCues Basic Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.6.5 does not properly sanitise and escape values before using them in a SQL statement, which allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks and read data from the database.

Published 11 Oct 2026Updated 11 Oct 20261 sources
CVSS 0.0

What happened

The WpCues Basic Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.6.5 does not properly sanitise and escape values before using them in a SQL statement, which allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks and read data from the database.

Affected versions

WpCues Basic Quiz: 0 through 1.6.5 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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