CVE-2023-5558

LearnPress < 4.2.5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Jan 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.2.5.5 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

LearnPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.2.5.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.908% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4efd2a4d-89bd-472f-ba5a-f9944fd4dd16/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Thimpress Learnpress

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 30, 2024, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 3:54 PM
Updated: Aug 30, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Oct 12, 2023, 2:32 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

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