SB2024102938 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress plugin



SB2024102938 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress plugin

Published: October 29, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024102938
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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.