CVE-2023-49829 WordPress Tutor LMS Plugin <= 2.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2023-49829?

CVE-2023-49829 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution: from n/a through 2.2.4.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeum Tutor Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49829 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-2023-49829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

• CVE-2024-4223 Tutor LMS <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-4318 Tutor LMS <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated (Instructor+) SQL Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2024-4351 Tutor LMS Pro <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation High 8.8
• CVE-2024-4352 Tutor LMS Pro <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to SQL Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2024-1751 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection High 8.8

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-w864-g84v-8h25.