Masteriyo LMS < 2.3.3 - Instructor+ Stored XSS via Quiz Description
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Masteriyo LMS WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not sanitise and escape a quiz field before outputting it back in a page, and grants its instructor role the ability to store unfiltered HTML, allowing such users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visitor of the affected page, including administrators. This affects default single-site installations. Sites running multisite, or defining DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML, are not affected as the capability is not granted there.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Masteriyo LMS | before 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Masteriyo LMS VendorUnknown Affected before 2.3.3 Fixed in 2.3.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Masteriyo LMS (Unknown) Fixed in 2.3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qrh-j6xc-w4qf
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qrh-j6xc-w4qf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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