High severity · published Jul 30, 2021
CVE-2020-11511
The LearnPress plugin before 3.2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to escalate the privileges of any user to LP Instructor via the accept-to-be-teacher action parameter
8.1
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The LearnPress plugin before 3.2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to escalate the privileges of any user to LP Instructor via the accept-to-be-teacher action parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
Learnpress · Thimpress
before 3.2.6.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11511
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.html
Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html
Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers
Exploit
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/
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