Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-2312Student Result or Employee Database < 1.7.5 - Stored Cross Site Scripting via CSRF
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Student Result or Employee Database from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Student Result or Employee Database WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 does not have CSRF in its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make logged in user with a role as low as contributor to add/edit and delete students via CSRF attacks. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site scripting
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Student Result or Employee Database | 1.7.5 – before 1.7.5 |
Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-352