CVE-2024-9881: thimpress learnpress Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-9881 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in thimpress learnpress. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 4.2.7.2.
Timeline
- 12-12-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-12-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.2.7.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.38% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Thimpress1 product
- learnpress< 4.2.7.2
Unknown1 product
- learnpress< 4.2.7.2
Wordpress1 product
- learnpress≤ 4.2.7.1 (fixed in 4.2.7.2)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/ec76f73a-7ad4-432d-8216-7cdb5603cef9/ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory