Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in LearnPress by WordPress
CVE-2024-13599

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Learnpress – WordPress Lms Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 January 2025

Summary

The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is impacted by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and lack of proper output escaping for lesson names. This flaw allows authenticated users, specifically those with LP Instructor-level access or higher, to inject malicious web scripts. These scripts are executed when other users visit the compromised pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data breaches. Users should update to the latest version immediately to mitigate the risks of exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin * <= 4.2.7.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3226650/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Tim Coen
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