CVE-2022-0271 LearnPress < 4.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2022-0271?

CVE-2022-0271 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin, published on 11 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not sanitise and escape the lp-dismiss-notice before outputting it back via the lp_background_single_email AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0271?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thimpress Learnpress.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0271?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-0271 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0271 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

• CVE-2024-8522 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_only_fields' Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-8529 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_fields' Critical 10.0
• CVE-2022-45808 WordPress LearnPress Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection Critical 9.9
• CVE-2024-4434 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-6567 LearnPress <= 4.2.5.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via order_by Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g358-gf2c-r5f8.