CVE-2022-2080: automattic sensei lms
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-2080 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in automattic sensei lms. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 4.5.2.
Timeline
- 29-08-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Sensei LMS WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not ensure that the sender of a private message is either the teacher or the original sender, allowing any authenticated user to send messages to arbitrary private conversation via a IDOR attack. Note: Attackers are not able to see responses/messages between the teacher and student
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.79% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (hackerone.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyThe system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
- CWE-862Missing AuthorizationThe product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Affected systems
Automattic1 product
- sensei lms< 4.5.2
Unknown1 product
- sensei lms – online courses, quizzes, & learning≥ 4.5.2, < 4.5.2
Wordpress1 product
- sensei-lms≤ 4.5.1 (fixed in 4.5.2)
3 vendors · 3 products