What is CVE-2022-0271?

CVE-2022-0271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thimpress Learnpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-0271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0271 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Thimpress Learnpress

CVE-2022-0271

The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not sanitise and escape the lp-dismiss-notice before outputting it back via the lp_background_single_email AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Thimpress Learnpress
Unknown Learnpress – Wordpress Lms Plugin — versions 4.1.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0271?: CVE-2022-0271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thimpress Learnpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-0271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0271 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.