5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-24308
LifterLMS WordPress Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2021, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 3, 2021, 2:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-24308 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lifterlms lifterlms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-24308.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162856/WordPress-LifterLMS-4.21.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/gocodebox/lifterlms/releases/tag/4.21.1 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f29f68a5-6575-441d-98c9-867145f2b082 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-24308 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162856/WordPress-LifterLMS-4.21.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162856/WordPress-LifterLMS-4.21.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162856/WordPress-LifterLMS-4.21.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gocodebox/lifterlms/releases/tag/4.21.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gocodebox/lifterlms/releases/tag/4.21.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f29f68a5-6575-441d-98c9-867145f2b082 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f29f68a5-6575-441d-98c9-867145f2b082 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.21.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.41 }} 0.12%

score

0.71120

percentile

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