Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Academy LMS by X-Praxis
CVE-2022-47132

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Creativeitem

Status
Academy Lms
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 February 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2022-47132?

A security flaw in Academy LMS prior to version 5.10 enables attackers to exploit Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities. This could allow unauthorized users to gain administrative privileges by tricking users into performing unwanted actions, such as adding new admin accounts without their consent. Organizations using this software should take immediate steps to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk and protect their systems.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2022-47132
Created by OpenXP-Research

References

https://portswigger.net/web-security/csrf
https://www.linkedin.com/in/xvinicius/
https://xpsec.co/blog/academy-lms-5-10-add-admin-csrf

EPSS Score

6% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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