CVE-2019-15896
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CVE-2019-15896 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. The upload_import function in the class.llms.admin.import.php script is prone to an unauthenticated options import vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation (administrator account creation), website redirection, and stored XSS.. EPSS estimates a 7.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. The upload_import function in the class.llms.admin.import.php script is prone to an unauthenticated options import vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation (administrator account creation), website redirection, and stored XSS.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lifterlms | Lifterlms | <= 3.34.5 |
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/lifterlms/#developersRelease Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9871Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/lifterlms/#developersRelease Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9871Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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