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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
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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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24308 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-24308
weaknesses.
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