Auth bypass in Easy Student Results Project
CVE-2022-2379
The Easy Student Results WordPress plugin through 2.2.8 lacks authorisation in its REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve information related to the courses, exams, departments as well as student's grades and PII such as email address, physical address, phone number etc
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Easy Student Results Project
- Easy Student Results — versions 2.2.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/0773ba24-212e-41d5-9ae0-1416ea2c9db6 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2379?
- CVE-2022-2379 is a high-severity vulnerability in Easy Student Results Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2379?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2379 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.