CVE-2019-15896 json
An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress.
published 2019-09-10 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6807
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.5%
- EPSS 6.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. The upload_import function in the class.llms.admin.import.php script is prone to an unauthenticated options import vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation (administrator account creation), website redirection, and stored XSS.
Exploit prediction
6.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.nintechnet.com https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
- Technology feeds
References
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-plugin/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/lifterlms/#developers
release-notes
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/9871
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15896
- NVD CVE-2019-15896
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