Check Point Advisories

WordPress Academy LMS Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2023-4119; CVE-2023-4973; CVE-2024-38959)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0714
Date Published:	22 Aug 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-4119 CVE-2023-4973 CVE-2024-38959
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Academy LMS plugin 6.0 WordPress Academy LMS plugin 6.2
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WordPress Academy LMS plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Academy LMS Plugin Cross-Site Scripting protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Academy LMS Plugin Cross-Site Scripting