7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-4278
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.0.18 does not have proper checks in place during registration allowing anyone to register on the site as an instructor. They can then add courses and/or posts.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-4278 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4278 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 Stylemixthemes masterstudy_lms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Wordpress Plugin Masterstudy LMS <= 3.0.17 - Unauthenticated Instructor Account Creation.

Python

Updated: 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 4, 2023, 2:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-4278 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-4278 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175007/WordPress-Masterstudy-LMS-3.0.17-Account-Creation.html
    Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb3173ec-9891-4bd8-9d05-24fe805b5235
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE WPScan CWE-269
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175007/WordPress-Masterstudy-LMS-3.0.17-Account-Creation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb3173ec-9891-4bd8-9d05-24fe805b5235 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb3173ec-9891-4bd8-9d05-24fe805b5235 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:masterstudy_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.18
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

3.05 }} -0.04%

score

0.90764

percentile

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