# CVE-2022-2379: Easy Student Results <= 2.2.8 - Sensitive Information Disclosure via REST API

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive student data and PII via the REST API due to missing authorization checks in the Easy Student Results plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-756m-3q55-x5q6

## What is CVE-2022-2379?

CVE-2022-2379 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Easy Student Results, published on 15 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Easy Student Results WordPress plugin through 2.2.8 lacks authorisation in its REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve information related to the courses, exams, departments as well as student's grades and PII such as email address, physical address, phone number etc

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2379?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Easy Student Results Project Easy Student Results.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2379?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2379 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2379 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Easy Student Results <=2.2.8 - Improper Authorization (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2379.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Easy Student Results

- [CVE-2022-2378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2378/): Easy Student Results <= 2.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2379 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2379 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Easy Student Results, published on 15 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2379 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Easy Student Results. 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-2022-2379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2379/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2379
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2379
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2379

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2379/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.