id: CVE-2022-0271
info:
name: LearnPress <4.1.6 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: Akincibor
severity: medium
description: |
WordPress LearnPress plugin before 4.1.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize and escape the lp-dismiss-notice before outputting it back via the lp_background_single_email AJAX action.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
remediation: |
Upgrade LearnPress to version 4.1.6 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad07d9cd-8a75-4f7c-bbbe-3b6b89b699f2
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0271
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2022-0271
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2022-0271
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00106
epss-percentile: 0.42838
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: thimpress
product: learnpress
framework: wordpress
tags: cve2022,cve,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,learnpress,wpscan,xss,thimpress
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=lp_background_single_email&lp-dismiss-notice=xxx'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '{"dismissed":"xxx"}'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
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