Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privilege LMS user
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DeliverySubmit crafted payload to vulnerable input field
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ExploitPayload stored by plugin
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ExecutionVictim (admin/other user) views content
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PersistScript executes in victim browser context
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ImpactSession hijack or privileged action
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated account on the target site (CVSS PR:L), meaning the attacker must already hold a low-privilege role such as a student or instructor within MasterStudy LMS, and requires victim user interaction (UI:R) - a privileged user must view the page or dashboard view containing the stored payload. The flaw is therefore limited by the need for both valid (even if self-registered) credentials and a victim rendering the injected content; it does not permit unauthenticated remote exploitation. The scope change (S:C) reflects that the injected script executes in the victim's browser context rather than the attacker's. Affected configurations are any site running MasterStudy LMS from the earliest versions up to and including 3.7.52. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, authenticated Stored XSS (CWE-79) in the MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L). The vector indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation but requires at least low-privilege authentication (PR:L) and victim user interaction (UI:R), with a scope change (S:C) reflecting that injected script executes in another user's browser/security context. No EPSS score was provided in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code is referenced - per precision rules this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The SSVC framework cannot be fully applied as no SSVC decision data was supplied. Net assessment: this is a real but not top-priority issue - the combination of required authentication and required user interaction materially limits mass exploitation, making it a patch-in-normal-cycle item rather than an emergency, though the stored nature means a low-privileged user (e.g., an instructor or student role) could persistently target higher-privileged admins. The low confidentiality/integrity/availability impacts (all C:L/I:L/A:L) are consistent with typical browser-context XSS rather than direct server compromise. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user with a low-privilege authenticated role on an LMS site (such as an instructor or student) submits content - e.g. a course field, profile, or comment - containing a malicious script payload that is stored by the plugin. When an administrator or another user later views that content in the WordPress dashboard or front end, the script executes in their browser session, enabling session/cookie theft or actions performed as the victim. No public proof-of-concept is referenced, so exploitation would require an attacker to independently develop the payload. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin (versions through 3.7.52) allows an authenticated attacker with a low-privilege role, such as a student or instructor, to inject persistent JavaScript that executes when a privileged user views the affected page or dashboard view. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L); exploitation requires victim interaction, and no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is specified in the provided intelligence. Administrators should consult the Patchstack advisory for a fixed release and upgrade beyond 3.7.52 as soon as a patched version is confirmed. Until then, compensating controls include temporarily disabling the MasterStudy LMS plugin if feasible (at the cost of losing all LMS functionality); restricting low-privilege roles from submitting rich content that could contain scripts (though this may break legitimate course content workflows); deploying a web application firewall with virtual patching rules for stored XSS in the plugin (understanding that WAFs are not a complete fix); and enforcing a strict Content Security Policy on the WordPress site to limit script execution (with the trade-off of potentially breaking site features). Monitor the vendor advisory for an official patch.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a CWE-79 improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically a stored (persistent) cross-site scripting flaw in the WordPress plugin MasterStudy LMS. The plugin fails to sanitize or escape user-supplied input before storing it in the database and later rendering it in a web page. Because the affected component is a learning management system plugin, the stored content likely appears in course pages, dashboards, or administrative views. The CVSS vector (PR:L/UI:R/S:C) indicates that the attacker must be authenticated with low privileges and the victim must interact with the malicious content, at which point script executes in the victim's browser under the origin of the vulnerable site (scope change). The CWE-79 classification aligns with the description. No CPE strings were included in the provided data; the affected product is identified by EUVD as 'MasterStudy LMS 0 ≤3.7.52'.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Stored XSS reachable over the network with low-privilege authentication (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R); script runs in another user's context so S:C with limited C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in StylemixThemes MasterStudy LMS masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MasterStudy LMS: from n/a through 3.7.52.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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