CVE-2019-15896

moderate-risk
Published 2019-09-10

An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. The upload_import function in the class.llms.admin.import.php script is prone to an unauthenticated options import vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation (administrator account creation), website redirection, and stored XSS.

Do I need to act?

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3.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Lifterlms

Affected Vendors

Lifterlms

References (6)

Exploit https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-...
Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/lifterlms/#developers
Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9871
Exploit https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-...
Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/lifterlms/#developers
Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9871
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal