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

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the lp-dismiss-notice parameter in the LearnPress WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g358-gf2c-r5f8

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0271?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- LearnPress <4.1.6 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0271.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

- [CVE-2024-8522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8522/): LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_only_fields' (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-8529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8529/): LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_fields' (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-45808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45808/): WordPress LearnPress Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-4434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4434/): LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6567/): LearnPress <= 4.2.5.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via order_by (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0271 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Unknown LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0271/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0271
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0271
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0271

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