VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-11511
The LearnPress plugin before 3.2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to escalate the privileges of any user to LP Instructor via the accept-to-be-teacher action parameter.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 3.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The LearnPress plugin before 3.2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to escalate the privileges of any user to LP Instructor via the accept-to-be-teacher action parameter.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.21% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- thimpress/learnpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developersProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developersProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.