CVE-2024-5973

MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor

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Published Jul 22, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.3.24

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:masterstudy_lms:*:*:*:*:*: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 Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.493% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59abfb7c-d5ea-45f2-ab9a-4391978e3805/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 27, 2025, 12:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 22, 2024, 6:00 AM
Updated: Aug 27, 2025, 12:00 PM
Reserved: Jun 13, 2024, 2:59 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:25 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:25 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 22, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:17 AM

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