Privilege escalation in Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms
CVE-2022-0441
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin before 2.7.6 does to validate some parameters given when registering a new account, allowing unauthenticated users to register as an admin
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.853 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Stylemixthemes Masterstudy_lms
- Unknown Masterstudy Lms – Wordpress Plugin — versions 2.7.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0441?
- CVE-2022-0441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0441?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0441 known to be exploited?
- 26 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.