CVE-2021-24455 (GCVE-0-2021-24455)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-02 10:32
Modified
2024-08-03 19:35
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution WordPress plugin before 1.9.2 did not escape the Summary field of Announcements (when outputting it in an attribute), which can be created by users as low as Tutor Instructor. This lead to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue, which is triggered when viewing the Announcements list, and could result in privilege escalation when viewed by an admin.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9ef14cf1-1e04-4125-a296-9aa5388612f9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9ef14cf1-1e04-4125-a296-9aa5388612f9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution Version: 1.9.2   < 1.9.2
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