Masteriyo LMS < 3.4.1 - Instructor+ Stored XSS via Course Highlights
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- 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 3.4.1 does not sanitise and escape one of its course fields before outputting it back in the course editor, allowing users with the instructor role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher privileged users such as administrators.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 3.4.1 | 3.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Masteriyo LMS VendorUnknown Affected before 3.4.1 Fixed in 3.4.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Masteriyo LMS (Unknown) Fixed in 3.4.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Masteriyo LMS 3.4.1
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-57149 Masteriyo LMS < 3.4.1 - Subscriber+ PHP Object InjectionPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-57155 Masteriyo LMS 1.14.0 - 3.4.0 - Instructor+ Arbitrary Post Disclosure via IDORPriority LOW 13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82847
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hqp-p78r-mqpg
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-82847 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82847 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8hqp-p78r-mqpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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