Medium severity · published May 10, 2024
CVE-2024-4277
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via layout_html Parameter
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘layout_html’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LW
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses · thimpress
through 4.2.6.5 · source: vendor
LE
Learnpress · Thimpress
before 4.2.6.6 · source: NVD
Affected product
LW
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses
thimpress
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4277
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4277
Broken Link
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.2.6.5/inc/ExternalPlugin/Elementor/Widgets/Instructor/ListInstructorsElementor.php?order=date#L96
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/46693edf-bcc6-4af8-9f26-5ede865f4694?source=cve
More from LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses
9.8
CVE-2026-104736
LearnPress <= 4.4.10 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via 'checkout-email' Parameter
9.8
CVE-2024-4434
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection
9.1
CVE-2026-4365
LearnPress <= 4.3.2.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Quiz Answer Deletion
8.8
CVE-2024-6589
LearnPress <= 4.2.6.8.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
8.8
CVE-2024-4397
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Authenticated (Instructor+) Arbitrary File Upload