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The MasterStudy LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks within the registeruser() function called by the 'wpajaxnoprivstmlmsregister' AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a user with administrator-level privileges when MasterStudy LMS Pro is installed and the LMS Forms Editor add-on is enabled.
The MasterStudy LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.0 via the 'modal' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
The MasterStudy LMS Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing file type validation in the stmlmsaddassignmentattachment function in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server, which may make remote code execution possible.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 3.2.10. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including all registered user's username and email addresses which can be used to help perform future attacks.
The MasterStudy LMS Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the 'installandactivateplugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit due to timing requirements and environmental factors.
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in MasterStudy LMS <= 3.7.27 versions.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level permissions and above, to read and modify content such as course questions, post titles, and taxonomies.
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in MasterStudy LMS <= 3.7.41 versions.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.46 does not perform an authorization check before returning a student's learning statistics, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disclose the course counts, points, certificates, quiz and assignment totals of any registered user.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.46 does not restrict access to a REST route that lists an author's courses, nor does it filter that listing by publication status, allowing unauthenticated users to read the titles and IDs of unpublished (draft, pending and private) courses.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.40 does not verify the amount, receiver, currency or status of a payment notification before marking the corresponding order completed, allowing unauthenticated users to complete full-price orders and gain access to paid content by paying only a token amount.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.43 does not validate a redirect parameter supplied during user registration before using it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.46 does not properly verify authorization when retrieving order line-item data, allowing any authenticated user including Subscribers to read other instructors' course sales records by supplying another user's identifier.
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.42 does not correctly restrict access to order information, allowing any user with the instructor role to read other users' order billing details, including name, email address, phone number and postal address, by enumerating order IDs.