CVE-2021-25017 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 1.9.12 does not escape the search parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: 2022-01-24

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.9.12`	affected	< 1.9.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:themeum:tutor_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11929	The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 1.9.12 does not escape the search parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2643821
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d0c4872-a341-4974-926c-10b094a5d13c

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Themeum Tutor Lms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-01-24T08:01:11.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.592Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25017

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-24T08:15:09.343

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:19.140

Link: CVE-2021-25017

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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