CVE-2020-11511

The LearnPress plugin before 3.2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to escalate the privileges of any user to LP Instructor via the accept-to-be-teacher action parameter.

CVSS v3.0 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers	Product Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-07-30 07:15

Updated : 2022-12-09 08:02

NVD link : CVE-2020-11511

Mitre link : CVE-2020-11511

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

Products Affected

thimpress

learnpress

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