LMS by LifterLMS <= 3.35.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Import

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2019-15896
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published September 9, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lifterlms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.35.0
Patched Version
  • 3.35.0
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