Tutor LMS <= 1.9.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24455
CVSS Medium (5.5)
Publicly Published June 28, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Phu Tran
Description

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

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug tutor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.1
Patched Version
  • 1.9.2
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