VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14766
The Simple Student Result plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability because the fn_ssr_add_st_submit() function and fn_ssr_del_st_submit() function in functions.php only require knowing the student id number.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Simple Student Result plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress has an Authentication Bypass vulnerability because the fn_ssr_add_st_submit() function and fn_ssr_del_st_submit() function in functions.php only require knowing the student id number.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- saadamin/simple student result
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://limbenjamin.com/articles/simple-student-result-auth-bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-student-result/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8920Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://limbenjamin.com/articles/simple-student-result-auth-bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-student-result/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8920Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.