What is CVE-2024-5973?

CVE-2024-5973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-5973?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5973 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms

CVE-2024-5973

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.24 does not prevent students from creating instructor accounts, which could be used to get access to functionalities they shouldn't have.

Published 2024-07-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms
Masterstudy Lms WordPress Plugin — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/59abfb7c-d5ea-45f2-ab9a-4391978e3805/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5973?: CVE-2024-5973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-5973?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5973 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.