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CVE-2020-7916

LearnPress <= 3.2.6.6 - Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

be_teacher in class-lp-admin-ajax.php in the LearnPress plugin 3.2.6.5 and earlier for WordPress allows any registered user to assign itself the teacher role via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=learnpress_be_teacher URI without any additional permission checks. Therefore, any user can change its role to an instructor/teacher and gain access to otherwise restricted data.

La función be_teacher en el archivo class-lp-admin-ajax.php en el plugin LearnPress versión 3.2.6.5 y anteriores para WordPress, permite que cualquier usuario registrado se asigne el rol teacher por medio del URI wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=learnpress_be_teacher sin ningunas comprobaciones de permiso adicionales. Por lo tanto, cualquier usuario puede cambiar su rol a instructor/maestro y conseguir acceso a datos restringidos.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-01-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-03-16 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers Release Notes
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Thimpress
Search vendor "Thimpress"
 Learnpress
Search vendor "Thimpress" for product "Learnpress"
 <= 3.2.6.5
Search vendor "Thimpress" for product "Learnpress" and version " <= 3.2.6.5"
wordpress
Affected