SB2024102938 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress plugin
Published: October 29, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10000)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the question's content parameter. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
2) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10008)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks on the /wp-json/masteriyo/v1/users/$id REST API endpoint, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/learning-management-system/masteriyo-lms-elearning-and-online-course-builder-for-wordpress-1133-authenticated-student-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-ask-a-question-functionality
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/learning-management-system/masteriyo-lms-elearning-and-online-course-builder-for-wordpress-1133-authenticated-student-missing-authorization-to-privilege-escalation