CVE-2022-0441

MasterStudy LMS < 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin before 2.7.6 does to validate some parameters given when registering a new account, allowing unauthenticated users to register as an admin

El plugin MasterStudy LMS de WordPress versiones anteriores a 2.7.6, no comprueba algunos parámetros dados cuando es registrada una nueva cuenta, permitiendo a usuarios no autenticados registrarse como administradores

MasterStudy LMS, a WordPress plugin, prior to 2.7.6 is affected by a privilege escalation where an unauthenticated user is able to create an administrator account for wordpress itself.

*Credits: Numan Türle

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-02-01 CVE Reserved
2022-02-01 CVE Published
2022-02-18 First Exploit
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-11-20 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gist.github.com/numanturle/4762b497d3b56f1a399ea69aa02522a6

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50752	2022-02-18
https://github.com/biulove0x/CVE-2022-0441	2022-06-26
https://github.com/tegal1337/CVE-2022-0441	2023-06-02
https://github.com/kyukazamiqq/CVE-2022-0441	2023-10-03
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/173c2efe-ee9c-4539-852f-c242b4f728ed	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2667195	2023-07-20

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Stylemixthemes Search vendor "Stylemixthemes"		Masterstudy Lms Search vendor "Stylemixthemes" for product "Masterstudy Lms"				< 2.7.6 Search vendor "Stylemixthemes" for product "Masterstudy Lms" and version " < 2.7.6"		wordpress		Affected