LearnPress plugin for WordPress through 4.4.9.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated instructors to inject scripts via quiz question hint and explanation fields. Attackers with the Instructor role can submit unsanitized payloads through the update_question AJAX handler that execute in the session of every student taking the quiz.
History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions learnpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions learnpress

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description LearnPress plugin for WordPress through 4.4.9.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated instructors to inject scripts via quiz question hint and explanation fields. Attackers with the Instructor role can submit unsanitized payloads through the update_question AJAX handler that execute in the session of every student taking the quiz.
Title LearnPress WordPress Plugin through 4.4.9.1 Stored XSS via Quiz Question Hint and Explanation
First Time appeared Thimpress
Thimpress learnpress
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Thimpress
Thimpress learnpress
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-05T15:11:23.468Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:48:33.216Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T10:56:23.833Z

Link: CVE-2026-105397

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:48:29.900Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-05T16:17:12.650

Modified: 2026-10-07T21:17:11.907

Link: CVE-2026-105397

cve-icon Redhat

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