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Ok so here is what I found  
  
  
  
Authors website wireplastik.com (currently down)  
  
php script I found exploit in wpquiz version 2.60b8 ( also tested on 2.60b 1-7)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Exploit: by default wpquiz comes with a folder called extras. This folder is not password protected nor does it require any sort of authentication to gain entry.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
The extras folder contains php version testing scripts, sql testing scripts, and most importantly adminrestore.php  
  
  
  
So here is how the exploit works.   
  
  
  
Do a search on Google for wpquiz (you will find over 500 results)  
  
  
  
Test to see if the site has the extras folder  
  
example http://site-to-exploit.com/wpquiz/extras/adminrestore.php  
  
  
  
If this page comes up the site is vulnerable  
  
  
  
Now you must register an account on the site by simply registering  
  
login once then log out  
  
then go to http://sitetoexploit.com/wpquiz/extras/adminrestore.php  
  
  
  
You can scroll down until you find your username and select it, then hit the button “Restore Admin Status”  
  
You are now an ADMIN of the wpquiz php script   
  
  
  
you can now login and access the admin control panel; you will have complete control over the quiz at this point. You can also edit user’s accounts; change users email addresses then request a lost password. You then have that user’s password that could possibly lead to more problems such as logging into user’s email that was used to register with wpquiz and gain further access  
  
  
  
Fix- delete the extras directory, password protect the extras directory or rename the extras folder  
  
  
  
Please give me full credits for this exploit find. I have tried to contact the author but the site is down and has been for a while  
  
The script seems to be unsupported at this point.   
  
  
  
Credits :  
  
  
  
Jonathan Tough  
  
Exploit found 7.28.04  
  
email [email protected]  
  
www.eyeimpressions.com  
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