CVE-2022-1250 LifterLMS PayPal < 1.4.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized parameters on the payment confirmation page of the LifterLMS PayPal plugin.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1250?
CVE-2022-1250 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown LifterLMS Paypal, published on 2 May 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 LifterLMS PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters from the payment confirmation page before outputting them back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1250?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lifterlms Lifterlms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1250 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-2022-1250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1250 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-6008 File upload in LifterLMS Wordpress Plugin
- CVE-2019-15896 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2025-52717 WordPress LifterLMS plugin <= 8.0.6 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-4743 LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
- CVE-2021-24562 LifterLMS < 4.21.2 - Access Other Student Grades/Answers via IDOR
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc5f-4vv8-gxfp.