CVE-2024-5973

MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 22, 2024 at 06:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:17 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsMasterStudy LMSMasterStudy LMS

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

PoC

Description

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.24 does not prevent students from creating instructor accounts, which could be used to get access to functionalities they shouldn't have.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

MasterStudy LMS · Stylemixthemeswordpress-plugin

95%

v < 3.3.24

Affected range stops below 3.3.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

MasterStudy LMS · Masterstudy Lms WordPress Pluginwordpress-plugin

90%

v < 3.3.243.3.24

Affected range stops below 3.3.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59abfb7c-d5ea-45f2-ab9a-4391978e3805/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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