CVE-2021-24308
Last modified
CVE-2021-24308 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The 'State' field of the Edit profile page of the LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.1 is not properly sanitised when output in the About section of the profile page, leading to a stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. This could allow low privilege users (such as students) to elevate their privilege via an XSS attack when an admin will view their profile.. EPSS estimates a 3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The 'State' field of the Edit profile page of the LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.1 is not properly sanitised when output in the About section of the profile page, leading to a stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. This could allow low privilege users (such as students) to elevate their privilege via an XSS attack when an admin will view their profile.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lifterlms | Lifterlms | < 4.21.1 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162856/WordPress-LifterLMS-4.21.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/gocodebox/lifterlms/releases/tag/4.21.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f29f68a5-6575-441d-98c9-867145f2b082Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162856/WordPress-LifterLMS-4.21.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/gocodebox/lifterlms/releases/tag/4.21.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f29f68a5-6575-441d-98c9-867145f2b082Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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