Vulnerability · Published Mar 7, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-0441MasterStudy LMS < 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in MasterStudy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 85.3% (higher than 99.7% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)85.3%top 0.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling3Metasploit, Nuclei, Public PoC
Official description
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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MasterStudy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin | 2.7.6 – before 2.7.6 |
Weakness: CWE-269
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/173c2efe-ee9c-4539-852f-c242b4f728ed x_refsource_MISC
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2667195 x_refsource_CONFIRM