CVE-2023-0548 Namaste! LMS < 2.5.9.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Namaste! LMS plugin, enabling stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0548?
CVE-2023-0548 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Namaste! LMS, published on 27 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Namaste! LMS WordPress plugin before 2.5.9.4 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0548?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kibokolabs Namaste\! Lms.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0548?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0548 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-2023-0548 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0548 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Namaste! LMS
- CVE-2024-50408 WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50407 WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50409 WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50410 WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-4602 Namaste! LMS <= 2.6.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgj2-jqg3-3335.